Gender-Affirming Care

**Definition:** A supportive healthcare, consisting of medical, surgical, mental health, and non-medical services for TRANSGENDER PERSONS and GENDER-NONCONFORMING PERSONS. Medical and psychosocial gender affirming healthcare practices may lower rates of adverse mental health outcomes, build SELF ESTEEM, and improve overall QUALITY OF LIFE for transgender and gender diverse youth (https://opa.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/gender-affirming-care-young-people-march-2022.pdf).

**Tree numbers:** - N04.590.374.268 - N05.300.361

**Synonyms:** - Gender-Affirmative Care - Gender-Confirming Care - Gender-Affirming Healthcare