American Medical Systems (AMMD) 10-Q 2005 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. (“the Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 2, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Martin J. Emerson, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Carmen L. Diersen, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

          (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Date: August 11, 2005	By:	/s/ Martin J. Emerson
	Name: Martin J. Emerson
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 11, 2005	By:	/s/ Carmen L. Diersen
	Name: Carmen L. Diersen
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Corporate Secretary

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