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Gender-Affirming Procedures MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


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 Introduced
2011/01/01
Last Updated
2024/08/09
Gender-Affirming Procedures Preferred
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