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|date=2020-06-04
|accessdate=2023-01-26
}}</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 if 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.
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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
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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
|contribution=
|last=Dave
|first=Sumit
|last2=Afshar
|first2=Kourosh
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|last3=Braga
|first3=Luis
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|last4=Anderson
|first4=Peter
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|publisher=Canadian Urological Association
|format=PDF
|date=2017-12-01
|accessdate=2024-12-12
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/ask-marilyn-let-the-balloon-go/
|title=Ask Marilyn – Let the Balloon Go!
|last=Milos
|first=Marilyn
|init=
|author-link=Marilyn Fayre Milos
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2022-03-21
|accessdate=2024-06-21
}}
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[[Category:Parental information]]
[[Category:Penile anatomy]]
[[Category:Penile function]]
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