Ballooning of the foreskin - Revision history

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			* {{REFweb
			\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1q3hq6p/widowed_mama_to_intact_3_year_old_help_pleaseeee/
			\|title=Widowed mama to intact 3 year old! Help pleaseeee.
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			The [[Canadian Urological Association]] states:
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			<b>Ballooning of the foreskin during voiding is not associated with obstructed voiding and is not an indication for circumcision.</b><ref>{{REFdocument
			\|title=CUAJ • February 2018 • Volume 12, Issue 2
			© 2018 Canadian Urological Association
			E76
			CUA GUideline
			Canadian Urological Association guideline on the care of the normal
			foreskin and neonatal circumcision in Canadian infants (full version)
			\|url=https://www.cua.org/system/files/Guideline-Files/5033_foreskin_guideline_longversion.pdf
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			\|publisher=Canadian Urological Association
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			</blockquote>
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	}}</ref> Although ballooning is a developmentally normal condition, not every boy experiences ballooning. Ballooning may cause some transient, temporary discomfort if it pulls apart the synechial connection to the glans penis.		}}</ref> Although ballooning is a developmentally normal condition, not every boy experiences ballooning. Ballooning contributes to separation of the [[foreskin]] from the [[glans penis]], but may cause some transient, temporary discomfort as it pulls apart the [[Synechia\| synechial]] connection to the glans penis. Ballooning assists in the creation of the [[preputial sac]].

	The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from [[infection]].<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> The pressure of the [[urine]] is necessary to open it to allow passage of [[urine]]. The pressure is what causes the ballooning.		The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from [[infection]].<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> The pressure of the [[urine]] is necessary to open it to allow passage of [[urine]]. The pressure is what causes the ballooning.

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	'''Ballooning of the foreskin''' occurs when [[urine]] flows out of the [[urethra]] of the [[penis]] faster than it flows out of the [[foreskin]] of an [[intact]] boy. Ballooning cannot occur until the inner layer of the foreskin has separated from the [[glans penis]] to which it is attached by a [[synechia]]. Although ballooning is a developmentally normal condition, not every boy experiences ballooning. Ballooning may cause some transient, temporary discomfort if it pulls apart the synechial connection to the glans penis.		'''Ballooning of the foreskin''' occurs when [[urine]] flows out of the [[urethra]] of the [[penis]] faster than it flows out of the [[foreskin]] of an [[intact]] boy. Ballooning cannot occur until the inner layer of the foreskin has separated from the [[glans penis]] to which it is attached by a [[synechia]].<ref>{{REFweb
			\|url=https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/how-care-your-childs-foreskin
			\|title=How To Care For Your Child's Foreskin
			\|publisher=KidsHealth of New Zealand
			\|date=2020-06-04
			\|accessdate=2023-01-26
			}}</ref> Although ballooning is a developmentally normal condition, not every boy experiences ballooning. Ballooning may cause some transient, temporary discomfort if it pulls apart the synechial connection to the glans penis.

	The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from [[infection]].<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> The pressure of the [[urine]] is necessary to open it to allow passage of [[urine]]. The pressure is what causes the ballooning.		The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from [[infection]].<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> The pressure of the [[urine]] is necessary to open it to allow passage of [[urine]]. The pressure is what causes the ballooning.

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	'''Ballooning of the foreskin''' occurs when [[urine]] flows out of the [[urethra]] of the [[penis]] faster than it flows out of the [[foreskin]] of an intact boy. Ballooning cannot occur until the inner layer of the foreskin has separated from the [[glans penis]] to which it is attached by a [[synechia]]. Although ballooning is a developmentally normal condition, not every boy experiences ballooning. Ballooning may cause some transient, temporary discomfort if it pulls apart the synechial connection to the glans penis.		'''Ballooning of the foreskin''' occurs when [[urine]] flows out of the [[urethra]] of the [[penis]] faster than it flows out of the [[foreskin]] of an [[intact]] boy. Ballooning cannot occur until the inner layer of the foreskin has separated from the [[glans penis]] to which it is attached by a [[synechia]]. Although ballooning is a developmentally normal condition, not every boy experiences ballooning. Ballooning may cause some transient, temporary discomfort if it pulls apart the synechial connection to the glans penis.

	The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from infection.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> The pressure of the [[urine]] is necessary to open it to allow passage of [[urine]]. The pressure is what causes the ballooning.		The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from [[infection]].<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> The pressure of the [[urine]] is necessary to open it to allow passage of [[urine]]. The pressure is what causes the ballooning.

	Babu et al. (2004) compared boys with ballooning with boys without ballooning. No evidence of obstructed urinary flow was found. Ballooning is a self-limiting condition that disappears with normal development.<ref name="babu2005">{{REFjournal		Babu et al. (2004) compared boys with ballooning with boys without ballooning. No evidence of obstructed urinary flow was found. Ballooning is a self-limiting condition that disappears with normal development.<ref name="babu2005">{{REFjournal
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	No attempt to retract the foreskin should be made. Forcible retraction is harmful. Wright (1994) advises that the first person to retract the boy’s foreskin should be the boy himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal		No attempt to retract the [[foreskin]] should be made. Forcible retraction is harmful. Wright (1994) advises that the first person to retract the boy’s foreskin should be the boy himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal
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			* [[Development of retractable foreskin]]
	* [[Foreskin Care for Boys]]		* [[Foreskin Care for Boys]]

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 '''Ballooning of the foreskin''' occurs when [[urine]] flows out of the [[urethra]] of the [[penis]] faster than it flows out of the [[foreskin]] of an intact boy. Ballooning cannot occur until the inner layer of the foreskin has separated from the [[glans penis]] to which it is attached by a [[synechia]]. Although ballooning is a developmentally normal condition, not every boy experiences ballooning. Ballooning may cause some transient, temporary discomfort if it pulls apart the synechial connection to the glans penis.
-The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from infection.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal
+The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from infection.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> The pressure of the [[urine]] is necessary to open it to allow passage of [[urine]]. The pressure is what causes the ballooning.
 Babu et al. (2004) compared boys with ballooning with boys without ballooning. No evidence of obstructed urinary flow was found. Ballooning is a self-limiting condition that disappears with normal development.<ref name="babu2005">{{REFjournal
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	'''Ballooning of the foreskin''' occurs when [[urine]] flows out of the urethra of the [[penis]] faster than it flows out of the [[foreskin]] of an intact boy. Ballooning cannot occur until the inner layer of the foreskin has separated from the [[glans penis]] to which it is attached by a [[synechia]]. Although ballooning is a developmentally normal condition, not every boy experiences ballooning. Ballooning may cause some transient, temporary discomfort if it pulls apart the synechial connection to the glans penis.		'''Ballooning of the foreskin''' occurs when [[urine]] flows out of the [[urethra]] of the [[penis]] faster than it flows out of the [[foreskin]] of an intact boy. Ballooning cannot occur until the inner layer of the foreskin has separated from the [[glans penis]] to which it is attached by a [[synechia]]. Although ballooning is a developmentally normal condition, not every boy experiences ballooning. Ballooning may cause some transient, temporary discomfort if it pulls apart the synechial connection to the glans penis.

	The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from infection.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal		The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from infection.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal