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Juniper Publishers : Sheehan's Syndrome Presenting with Hypothermia and Hypoglycemia after Uterine Rupture during Labor

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             JUNIPER PUBLISHERS- JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY AND WOMEN’S HEALTH                                 Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health-Juniper Publishers   Authored by Shin-Yu Lin*   Background Sheehan's syndrome (SS) is a parturition-related pituitary disease resulting from severe postpartum hemorrhage and can present with varying degrees of pituitary insufficiency. However, Sheehan's syndrome though rare is still one of the commonest causes of hypopituitarism in developing countries. We present a case of hypovolemic shock due to uterine rupture found during labor who presented with hypothermia and hypoglycemia one week after delivery. Case Report This 39-year-old pregnant woman, gravid-2, para-1, ...