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The [[American Urological Association]] (AUA) is the [[medical trade association ]] for the American urological industry. It has the primary function of advancing the business interests and financial well-being of its members. The AUA is considered to be a source of pro-circumcision [[bias]].

A search for "circumcision" on its website produces 755 hits, so male [[circumcision ]] is a major business interest of the urological industry.

* This statement claims that circumcision prevents [[phimosis]] and [[paraphimosis]], however , these are normal developmental conditions and not diseases.* This statement claims that circumcision prevents [[Balanitis| balanoposthitis]], however, the treatment for this inflammation depends on accurate diagnosis of the cause, followed by appropriate treatment.

* This statement claims that circumcision reduces the risk of HIV infection in Africa by 60 percent, however , the RCTs on which is based have been shown to have disabling statistical faults with only a 1 percent reduction at best.<ref>{{BoyleGJ HillG 2011}}</ref>* This statement proposes [[circumcision]] as a treatment for [[phimosis]] in boys, however , makes no mention of the effectiveness of non-invasive manual [[stretching]] to relieve phimosis and paraphimosis.* This statement proposes circumcision as a treatment for [[Balanitis| balanoposthitis]] , but fails to mention conservative, non-invasive, accurate diagnosis of the cause and specific appropriate treatment as a better alternative.<ref name="edwards1996">{{REFjournal

* This statement is completely silent on [[human rights]] and [[medical ethics ]] issues concerning the non-therapeutic excision of normal, functional body parts from a minor who is too young to grant [[Informed consent| consent]].<ref name="aap1995">{{REFjournal |last=Bioethics Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics. |first= |author-link= |etal=no |title=Informed consent, parental permission, and assent in pediatric practice |trans-title= |language= |journal=Pediatrics |location= |date=1995-02 |volume=95 |issue=2 |pages=314-7 |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/ethics/AAP/ |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=7838658 |pubmedCID= |DOI= |accessdate=2023-04-24}}</ref>

American male urologists are drawn part from the general population in which the great majority of males have received a medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic infant [[circumcision]],<ref name="laumann1997">{{REFjournal

The AUA does not have a published policy or position statement regarding [[adolescent and adult circumcision| adolescent or adult circumcision]].

[[IntactiWiki]] is aware of a steady flow of inquiries and complaints from [[foreskinned]] males who have consulted various unnamed urologists for one reason or another. It appears that some urologists omit information on conservative, foreskin preserving treatment , and immediately recommend circumcision.

The inquiries usually seek to validate information provided to the patient by the urologist. Patients with a narrow foreskin may be told that well -proven [[stretching]] to generate [[tissue expansion]] won't work, so they will have to receive a [[Adolescent and adult circumcision|circumcision]] to treat non-retractile foreskin.

The complaints usually are about efforts by the urologist eager to get a healthy patient to grant consent for a an [[adult circumcision]]. It appears that some urologists try to enhance the revenue from their practice by doing more circumcisions, regardless of the [[trauma]], loss of [http://www.intactaus.org/information/functionsoftheforeskin/ function], and lifelong harm to the patient.

[[Intact]] males who consult a urologist should receive any recommendation for [[Adolescent_and_adult_circumcision| adolescent or adult circumcision]] with extreme caution. Doing one's own research is advised so one does not become one of the another [[regret men| regret man]].