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

Uriel Oputa, an evicted Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, has detailed her four-year battle with amenorrhea.

Amenorrhea is the medical word describing the absence of menstruation during the reproductive years, between puberty and menopause.JAMB Result

The 35-year-old singer described her health crisis as “the lowest point” of her life, adding that doctors informed her she might never be able to have a child.

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She revealed this during a recent interview with media personality Hero Daniels.JAMB Portal

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.NYSC Portal 

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.’InformationGuideNigeria

“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.”