Spontaneous pregnancy and partial recovery of pituitary function in a patient with Sheehan's syndrome

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 187-190

  See, Ting Ting ^a   Lee, Siu Pak ^a   Chen, Hua Fen ^a  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypopituitarism; Pregnancy; Sheehan's syndrome

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREDNISOLONE; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DELIVERY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS MORTALITY; GANGRENE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 17244380261     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70247-3     Document Type: Article

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