Editing Urethral sounding (section)

== Risks ==
The insertion of foreign bodies into the urethra can present serious medical problems. If not conducted carefully, sounding carries a risk of irritation, tearing of the urethra, or of [[urinary tract infection]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Guerrero |first1=Dubert M |last2=Sharma |first2=Aishwarya |date=2020-08-14 |title=Chronic Infectious Complications of Recreational Urethral Sounding With Retained Foreign Body |journal=Cureus |volume=12 |issue=8 |pages=e9750 |language=en |doi=10.7759/cureus.9750 |doi-access=free |issn=2168-8184 |pmc=7489780 |pmid=32944465}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Breyer |first1=Benjamin N. |last2=Shindel |first2=Alan W. |date=2012 |title=Recreational urethral sounding is associated with high risk sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted infections: RECREATIONAL URETHRAL SOUNDING AND ASSOCIATED RISKS |journal=BJU International |language=en |volume=110 |issue=5 |pages=720–725 |doi=10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10810.x |pmc=3607666 |pmid=22221824}}</ref> Infections may become serious if they progress to the bladder or kidneys.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Derrick |first=Fletcher C. |date=1982 |title=Urinary tract infection in the adult: A guide to treatment |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00325481.1982.11716268 |journal=Postgraduate Medicine |language=en |volume=72 |issue=5 |pages=281–288 |doi=10.1080/00325481.1982.11716268 |pmid=7134078 |issn=0032-5481|url-access=subscription }}</ref>