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DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302008000500020
Sheehan’s syndrome is characterized by hypopituitarism that occurs as a result of ischemic pituitary necrosis due to severe postpartum hemorrhage. Nowadays it is not usually seen in developed countries because of the improvements in obstetric care. However, in developing countries it is still frequent and probably one of the most common causes of hypopituitarism. Most patients usually present it months to years later, with a history of failure of postpartum lactation, failure to resume menses and other signs of panhypopituitarism. […]
Keywords: atherosclerosis; Cardiovacular risk; GH deficiency; Growth hormone; hypopituitarism; Sheehan’s syndrome