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|trans-title= |language= |journal=Pediatr Infect Dis J
|archived= |quote=Because long term outcome of UTI in uncircumcised males is unknown, it is inappropriate at this time to recommend circumcision as a routine medically indicated procedure. |pubmedID=2771540
→ACOG information for parents: Complete citation.
It was replaced in 2017 by another statement that shows signs of concerns about the possible legal liability of ACOG. The statement attempts to move the responsibility and liability for any [[circumcision]] from the surgeon to the parent. Some of the claims that advocate circumcision have been omitted. There is a claim that circumcision may reduce the risk of urinary tract infection (UTI), but it fails to tell parents that the treatment for UTI is with anti-microbial drugs, not surgery.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=mcCrackenMcCracken, Jr.
|first=
|init=GGH
|author-link=
|etal=no
|title=Options in antimicrobial management of urinary tract infections in infants and children
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|date= |season=1989-08 |volume=8 |issue= |article= |page=8 |pages=552--5
|url=https://www.cirp.org/library/disease/UTI/mccracken/
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|DOI= |doi=10.1097/00006454-198908000-00041
|accessdate=2025-07-07
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