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MeSH Heading: Gender-Affirming Procedures
Tree Number(s): E02.906; N04.590.374.268.500; N05.300.361.500
Unique ID: D057829
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057829
Scope Note: Clinical treatments used to change the physiological sexual characteristics of an individual.
Entry Term(s): Gender Affirmation Procedures; Gender Affirming Procedures; Gender Change Procedures; Gender Confirmation Procedures; Gender Reassignment Procedures; Sex Change Procedures; Sex Reassignment Procedures
NLM Classification #: WB 395
Previous Indexing: Transsexualism (1989-2010)
See Also: Transsexualism
Public MeSH Note: 2025; see Sex Reassignment Procedures (2011-2024)
History Note: 2025 (2011)
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/07/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Concept UI: M0539291
Scope Note: Clinical treatments used to change the physiological sexual characteristics of an individual.
Terms: Gender-Affirming Procedures Preferred Term
Term UI T001144755
Date07/30/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025); Gender Affirmation Procedures
Term UI T001144541
Date06/12/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Gender Affirming Procedures
Term UI T001144540
Date06/12/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Gender Change Procedures
Term UI T758137
Date09/21/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Gender Confirmation Procedures
Term UI T000925441
Date05/26/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Gender Reassignment Procedures
Term UI T758135
Date09/21/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Sex Change Procedures
Term UI T758136
Date09/21/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Sex Reassignment Procedures
Term UI T758134
Date09/21/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011)

Gender-Affirming Procedures MeSH Descriptor Data 2025