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MeSH Heading: Sex Reassignment 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 Change Surgery; Gender Confirmation Surgery; Gender Reassignment Surgery; Gender-Affirming Surgery; Sex Change Surgery
NLM Classification #: WO 620
Previous Indexing: Transsexualism/surgery (1968-2010)
See Also: Transsexualism
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2023/05/31

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

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Concept UI: M0539292
Scope Note: Surgical procedure(s) by which a person's physical appearance and functional abilities are changed to align with their identified gender.
Terms: Sex Reassignment Surgery Preferred Term
Term UI T758138
Date09/21/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Gender-Affirming Surgery
Term UI T001116588
Date01/04/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Gender Reassignment Surgery
Term UI T758141
Date09/21/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Gender Change Surgery
Term UI T758139
Date09/21/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Sex Change Surgery
Term UI T758140
Date09/21/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Gender Confirmation Surgery
Term UI T000925442
Date05/26/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018)

Sex Reassignment Surgery MeSH Descriptor Data 2024