27/10/2024
What Is The Prostate?
The prostate is a part of the male reproductive system, which includes the p***s, prostate, and testicles. The prostate is about the size and shape of a walnut. It sits low in the pelvis, below the bladder and just in front of the re**um. The prostate helps make semen, the milky fluid that carries s***m from the testicles through the p***s when a man ej******es.
The prostate surrounds part of the urethra, a tube that carries urine out of the bladder and through the p***s.
Because the prostate gland tends to grow larger with age, it may squeeze the urethra and cause problems in passing urine. Sometimes men in their 30s and 40s may begin to have these urinary symptoms and need medical attention. For others, symptoms aren’t noticed until much later in life. An infection or a tumor can also make the prostate larger.
Growing older raises your risk of prostate problems. The three most common prostate problems are:
– Inflammation (prostatitis)
– Enlarged prostate (BPH, or benign prostatic hyperplasia)
– Prostate cancer
One change does not lead to another. For example, having prostatitis or an enlarged prostate does not increase your risk of prostate cancer. It is also possible for you to have more than one condition at the same time.
