The prostate is a component of the male reproductive organ that facilitate make and store seminal fluid. In adult men, a typical prostate is about three centimeters long and weighs about twenty grams.It is located in the pelvis, under the urinary bladder and in front of the rectum.
The prostate surrounds component of the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder during urination and semen during ejaculation. Because of its place, prostate diseases often affect urination, ejaculation, and rarely defecation.
The prostate have many small glands which make about twenty percent of the fluid constituting semen.In prostate cancer, the cells of these prostate glands mutate into cancer cells. The prostate glands need male hormones, known as androgens, to work properly. Androgens include testosterone, which is made in the testes; dehydroepiandrosterone, made in the adrenal glands; and dihydrotestosterone, which is converted from testosterone within the prostate itself. [wikipedia]
The prostate is a component of…
The prostate is a component of the male reproductive organ that facilitate make and store seminal fluid. In adult men, a typical prostate is about three centimeters long and weighs about twenty grams.It is located in the pelvis, under the urinary bladd…