"AMERICAN BOARD OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, INC., ACOG, AGS, AAOG, AMA APGO 1930"
THE MARK CONSISTS IN PART OF A STYLIZED REPRESENTATION OF THE NUCLEUS OF A HUMAN CELL, IN THE CENTER OF WHICH IS A SMALL MASS OF CHROMATIN (NUCLEAR MATERIAL) REPRESENTING AN INACTIVATED X CHROMOSOME (ALSO KNOWN AS A "BARR BODY"). THE INITIALS "ACOG", "AGS", "AAOG", "AMA", AND "APGO" REPRESENT THE VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP; NAMELY, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS, THE AMERICAN GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRICAL SOCIETY, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS, THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSORS OF GYNECOLOGY-OBSTETRICS.