Gender identity

This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate a patient's gender identity.

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This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

  • Include these codes as defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/gender-identity
    CodeDisplay
    malemalethe patient identifies as male
    femalefemalethe patient identifies as female
    non-binarynon-binarythe patient identifies with neither/both female and male
    transgender-maletransgender malethe patient identifies as transgender female-to-male
    transgender-femaletransgender femalethe patient identifies as transgender male-to-female
    otherotherother gender identity
    non-disclosedoes not wish to disclosethe patient does not wish to disclose his gender identity
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