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Gender-Affirming Surgery MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Gender-Affirming Surgery
Tree Number(s)
E02.906.500
E04.617.750
E04.950.449
N04.590.374.268.500.500
N05.300.361.500.500
Unique ID
D057830
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057830
Scope Note
Surgical procedure(s) by which a person's physical appearance and functional abilities are changed to align with their identified gender.
Entry Term(s)
Gender Affirming Surgery
Gender Change Surgery
Gender Confirmation Surgery
Gender Reassignment Surgery
Gender-Affirmation Surgery
Sex Reassignment Surgery
NLM Classification #
WO 620
Previous Indexing
Transsexualism/surgery (1968-2010)
See Also
Transsexualism
Public MeSH Note
2025; see Sex Reassignment Surgery (2011-2024)
History Note
2025 (2011)
Date Established
2011/01/01
Date of Entry
2024/10/04
Revision Date
2024/10/04
Gender-Affirming Surgery Preferred
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