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Region | Malaysia |
Issue | Gender-affirming care |
Status | Restricted |
Start Date | Jan 1, 1997 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | In 1997, Malaysia adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults. Malaysia banned gender affirming surgeries (but not hormonal treatment) in 1983. Transgender people generally go to Thailand to receive care. |
Sources | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983682/ https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest |
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Value | Banned | Restricted |
Start Date | Jan 1, 1983 | Jan 1, 1997 |
Description | Malaysia banned gender affirming surgeries in 1983. Transgender people generally go to Thailand to receive care, but by their own means as the government doesn't recognize or allow it. | In 1997, Malaysia adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults. Malaysia banned gender affirming surgeries (but not hormonal treatment) in 1983. Transgender people generally go to Thailand to receive care. |
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edited by Notdog1996. Wrong status. It's not allowed in Malaysia
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Value | Legal | Banned |
Start Date | 2000 | Jan 1, 1983 |
Description | In 2000, Malaysia adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. | Malaysia banned gender affirming surgeries in 1983. Transgender people generally go to Thailand to receive care, but by their own means as the government doesn't recognize or allow it. |
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Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983682/ https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest |
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Status | Legal |
Start Date | 2000 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | In 2000, Malaysia adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. |
Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest |