What is the Prostate?
The prostate is part of the male reproductive system. It is a spherical gland about the size of a walnut, located below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It surrounds the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the tip of the penis. Microscopic nerves that control erection are attached to both sides of the prostate as they extend to the penis. The primary function of the prostate is the production of a thin, whitish fluid that nourishes sperm.
The prostate is a gland, found only in men, normally about the size of a walnut and located below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It surrounds the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the bladder, and is part of a man’s reproductive system involved in the production of seminal fluid. With age, the prostate tends to grow and it can squeeze the urethra, which may slow or stop the flow of urine from the bladder to the penis.
The prostate is part of a man’s sex organs. It’s about the size of a walnut and surrounds the tube called the urethra, located just below the bladder. The urethra has two jobs: to carry urine from the bladder when you urinate and to carry semen during a sexual climax, or ejaculation. Semen is a combination of sperm plus fluid that the prostate adds.
The prostate is a male sex gland, part of a man’s reproductive system. It produces a thick fluid that forms the majority of the semen. The normal prostate is about the size of a walnut. It is located below the bladder and in front of the rectum. the average prostate in a patient with prostate cancer is about twice the size of a normal prostate.
