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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]]. Ballooning cannot occur until the inner layer of the foreskin has separated from the [[glans penis]] with which it is attached by a [[synechia]]. Ballooning is a developmentally normal condition. Ballooning may cause some transient discomfort if it pulls apart the synechial connection to the glans penis.
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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]] with which it is attached by a [[synechia]]. Ballooning is a developmentally normal condition. Ballooning may cause some transient, temporary discomfort if it pulls apart the synechial connection to the glans penis.
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The layer of dartos muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from infection.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal
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}}</ref> The pressure of the urine is necessary to open it allow passage of urine. This is what causes the ballooning.
  
 
Babu ''et al''. (2005) 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 with which it is attached by a synechia. Ballooning is a developmentally normal condition. 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.[1] The pressure of the urine is necessary to open it allow passage of urine. This is what causes the ballooning.

Babu et al. (2005) 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.[2]

External links

  • REFweb (25 August 2019). Ballooning, www.yourwholebaby.org, Your Whole Baby. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

References

  1. REFjournal Fleiss, P., Hodges, F., Van Howe, R.S.. Immunological functions of the human prepuce. Sex Trans Infect. October 1998; 74(5): 364-67. PMID. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. REFjournal Babu, Ramesh, Harrison, Sara K, Hutton, Kim. Ballooning of the foreskin and physiological phimosis: is there any objective evidence of obstructed voiding?. BJU Int. August 2004; 94(3): 384-7. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 17 May 2020.