Condition
Postpartum pituitary insufficiency
Andrey Nailor, M.D.Published 21 March 20051 min read
Key points
- 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.
Alternative names
Postpartum hypopituitarism; Sheehan's syndrome; 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.
Written and revised by
Andrey Nailor, M.D.
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