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'''"American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists"''' (ACOG) is the name of the largest gynecological and obstetric trade association in the United States, based in Washington, DC, with over 55,000 members, over 90 percent of U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists<ref>{{URLwikipedia|American_College_of_Obstetricians_and_Gynecologists|American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists}}</ref>. ACOG is a nonprofit organization of women's health care physicians advocating highest standards of practice, continuing member education and public awareness of women's health care issues. Members of ACOG are specialists in women's bodies ("Our Specialty is Women’s Health") (see: Official website). Although a common practice, non-therapeutic male [[circumcision]] by obstetricians is outside of the practice area of obstetricians.
ACOG joined with the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] and the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]] in 2008 to produce a circumcision policy statement that would protect [[third-party payment]] for medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]]. Charles LeBaron, {{MD }}, represented ACOG. That statement was not published until 2012 by the AAP. ACOG endorsed the statement prior to publication.
In September 2012, ACOG updated its FAQ on the topic ''Newborn Circumcision''.<ref name="acog2012">{{REFweb