What is the prostate?

The prostate is a gland located on the base of the bladder of most male mammals. Normal prostate is the size of the walnut that surrounds the urethra. It has a number of purposes, including help to exclude sperm, transport sperm, extend the life of sperm and prevent urination during ejaculation.

prostate contributes to the volume and alkalization of semen. The seeds consist mainly of a spermatozo or sperm, but about 25 percent of sperm consists of a milky white, slightly alkaline solution. This liquid, also known as the fluid of seminal vesicles, helps to act against a slightly acidic vagina, helping sperm live longer and has a higher chance to cause pregnancy. It usually consists of simple sugars. Human prostate fluid contains less than 1 percent of protein and has a high level of zinc.

For most mammals, urethra - tube that carries urine from the bladder from the body - passes through the prostate. This part of the urethra is known as a prostatic urethra. When prostrates during ejaculation tightenedOut, the prostate itself extends to push out a closed urethra of a prostatic urea, thus preventing urination. This muscle contraction also helps to eliminate semen during ejaculation.

prostate is susceptible to several unique health problems, several of which are quite common. Prostatitis is a prostate inflammation. This may be due to a number of things from bacterial infections to leukocytosis.

Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) or enlarged prostate usually occurs in older men, where the prostate sufficiently increases to disrupt the urethral function. In a sense, the prostate expands and presses the urethra. This may result in hesitation and/or frequent but incomplete urination. It has been said that most of every man who lives long enough will develop BPH. Treatment has reached from the takeover of alpha-blockers to surgery-including transuretral resection of the prostate (Turp).

enlarged prostate is ODTime associated with prostate cancer. This type of cancer is one of the most common cancers that men have suffered in developed countries. Fortunately, prostate cancer is often detectable at the beginning of regular rectal tests and testing of the levels of specific antigen (dog) prostate.

Skene's gland or paraurethral gland is a female version of the male prostate. In some women, the female prostate also discharges fluid during orgasm. This fluid or female ejaculate is quite similar to prostatic fluid produced by male prostate.