Sheehan’s syndrome: A syndrome becoming rare due to improved obstetric care

Sheehan’s syndrome occurs as a result of ischemic necrosis of the pituitary gland due to postpartum hemorrhage and was first described in 1937. Improvement of obstetric care including availability of blood products has led to a reduction in the prevalence of Sheehan’s syndrome by seventy-five percent (75%) in the past half century in developed nations.1 Symptoms usually develop years after delivery with one study reporting a mean duration between time of diagnosis and date of last delivery was 26.8 +/- 2.52 years.2 The delay in symptom onset can lead to delayed or misdiagnosis which occurred in this case.