What is the prostate and where is it located in the body?
Only males have a prostate. It is a gland in the male reproductive system located just below the bladder, the organ that stores urine. The prostate surrounds a part of the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder out through the penis. Top Back What does the prostate do? The prostate makes it possible for a male to father children. As most people know, the testicles produce sperm. What most don’t know is that the prostate contributes to the milky fluid that helps to carry the sperm. This sperm-containing fluid is also thought to supply nourishment for the fragile sperm and to help make the vaginal canal less acidic. All of these factors increase the likelihood of conception. If fact, since the prostate contributes to the ejaculate throughout the better part of a man’s life, many men are able to father children well into their seventies and eighties. Top Back What are the stages of prostate growth? When a male is born, his prostate is about the size of an almond. It remains
