Alternative names
Postpartum hypopituitarism; Postpartum pituitary insufficiency; Hypopituitarism Syndrome

Definition
Sheehan’s syndrome is a condition that may occur in a woman who has a severe uterine hemorrhage during childbirth. The resulting severe blood loss causes tissue death in her pituitary gland and leads to hypopituitarism following the birth.

see Postpartum hypopituitarism.