BBNaija All Stars: Doctors said I may never have children – Uriel

<p>Evicted Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate Uriel Oputa has recounted her struggle with amenorrhea that lasted for four years.</p>, <p>Amenorrhea is the medical term for the absence of menstruation during the reproductive years, between puberty and menopause.</p>, <p>The 35-year-old singer said the health challenge was “the lowest point” of her life, stressing that doctors told her that she may never be able to have a child.</p>, <p>She disclosed this in a recent chat with media personality Hero Daniels.</p>, <p>She said: “Before I decided to embark on a health journey, I had health challenges. One of them was that I didn’t see my period for four years. And I remember going to the doctors in the UK, and they told me that there was a high possibility that I would never be able to have children. That time, my niece was two years old and I remember leaving the office thinking, ‘Oh! I will never be able to have a child.’</p>, <p>“I went into a state of depression. I was so depressed that I couldn’t watch kids on TV. I hated going past schools or parks because I would be reminded constantly that I may not be able to be a mother. So, it reached a point where I said, ‘Okay, if I can’t be a mother, I would have my niece as mine.’ And that is why, till today, we my niece and I are very close because she looks at me as a second mother.”</p>