Emotionally. During gender-affirming hormone therapy, you will go through what is called a “second puberty.” This means that the same emotional struggles that your first puberty may have brought — mood swings, anxiety and depression — are possibilities as an adult during your second puberty.

HealthLINK@Hopkins is a secure, online web portal for Employer Health Programs (EHP), US Family Health Plan (USFHP), Priority Partners, and Advantage MD members and their in-network providers.

Aquablation is a minimally invasive surgical procedure for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) — an enlarged prostate. The procedure uses a robotically guided camera and ultrasound imaging to map the prostate and precisely direct a heat-free high-pressure water jet to destroy excess prostate tissue.

Choking First Aid (1 Year and Older) When food or some other foreign object becomes stuck in the airway it can cause choking. Choking prevents oxygen from getting to the lungs and the brain.

“Platelets are the cells that circulate within our blood and bind together when they recognize damaged blood vessels,” says Marlene Williams, M.D., director of the Coronary Care Unit at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.“When you get a cut, for example, the platelets bind to the site of the damaged vessel, thereby causing a blood clot.

How soon does rehabilitation therapy start after the hip surgery? “Patients will have physical therapy before the hip replacement surgery, and then work with a physical therapist right after the surgery to reinforce exercises before they go home,” says Thakkar.

Making an accurate diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease can be complicated. Doctors must carefully weigh symptoms, family history and other factors to come to a conclusion.

Symptoms of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia can be absent or subtle, and may not show up until adulthood. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is diagnosed by signs and symptoms, and in some cases may be confirmed with a genetic test.

Like many medical facilities across the nation, our supply chain is feeling the effects of Hurricane Helene’s aftermath. Johns Hopkins Medicine currently has a sufficient sterile fluid supply to meet treatment, surgical and emergency needs.

A doctor answers questions about how to recognize a hernia in men and women, the most common types and when treatment is needed.