Sheehan's syndrome followed by successful pregnancy: A case report.
Sheehan's syndrome is a complication of pregnancy rarely encountered in modern obstetric practice. The management of this condition involves substitution therapy of the hormones produced by the various endocrine glands under hypothalamic and pituitary control. There have been few reports on the occurrence of spontaneous pregnancy in patients with Sheehan's syndrome. This paper describes the investigation and management of a patient with long-standing panhypopituitarism. Hormone replacement therapy, and specifically induction of ovulation with human menopausal gonadatrophins, resulted in a successful outcome of pregnancy.
D000328:Adult; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009644:Norgestrel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D009644:Norgestrel; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D013974:Thyroxine; D006854:Hydrocortisone