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MeSH Heading: Transgender Persons
Tree Number(s): M01.270.988.750; M01.909
Unique ID: D063106
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D063106
Annotation: index both MALE and FEMALE check tags
Scope Note: Persons having a sense of persistent identification with, and expression of, gender-coded behaviors not typically associated with one's anatomical sex at birth, with or without a desire to undergo SEX REASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES.
Entry Term(s): Trans-Feminine Persons; Trans-Masculine Persons; Transexuals; Transfeminine Persons; Transgendered Persons; Transgenders; Transmasculine Persons; Transsexual Persons; Two-Spirit Persons
Previous Indexing: Transsexualism (2001-2012)
See Also: Disorders of Sex Development; Gender Identity; Health Services for Transgender Persons; Transsexualism
Public MeSH Note: 2016; see TRANSGENDERED PERSONS 2013-2015
History Note: 2016 (2013)
Date Established: 2013/01/01
Date of Entry: 2012/07/03
Revision Date: 2023/05/31

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Transgender Persons MeSH Descriptor Data 2024