Care of intact, foreskinned boys: Difference between revisions
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The inner foreskin is fused from birth with the [[glans penis]] by a [[synechia]]. The synechia spontaneously disintegrates to release the foreskin.<ref name="deibart1933" /> The disintegration usually occurs in childhood but will persist into adolescence in a few cases. | The inner foreskin is fused from birth with the [[glans penis]] by a [[synechia]]. The synechia spontaneously disintegrates to release the foreskin.<ref name="deibart1933" /> The disintegration usually occurs in childhood but will persist into adolescence in a few cases. | ||
When a young boy urinates, the [[foreskin]] may [[Ballooning of the foreskin| balloon]] slightly and the pressure will tend to lift the [[foreskin]] away from the [[glans penis]] | When a young boy urinates, the [[foreskin]] may [[Ballooning of the foreskin| balloon]] slightly and the pressure will tend to lift the [[foreskin]] away from the [[glans penis]],<ref name="milos2022-03-21">{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://intactamerica.org/ask-marilyn-let-the-balloon-go/ | |url=https://intactamerica.org/ask-marilyn-let-the-balloon-go/ | ||
|title=Ask Marilyn – Let the Balloon Go! | |title=Ask Marilyn – Let the Balloon Go! | ||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> causing some temporary pain. | ||
Some [[intact]] boys will report pain when they urinate during the period in which separation is occurring.<ref name="milos2022-09-26">{{REFweb | Some [[intact]] boys will report pain when they urinate during the period in which separation is occurring.<ref name="milos2022-09-26">{{REFweb | ||