Usually means: Postpartum pituitary gland function loss.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Sheehan's syndrome)

noun:  Sheehan's syndrome, also known as postpartum pituitary gland necrosis, occurs when the pituitary gland is damaged due to significant blood loss and hypovolemic shock (ischemic necrosis) or stroke, originally described during or after childbirth leading to decreased functioning of the pituitary gland (hypopituitarism).


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