Be Knowledgeable About Prostate Health
A very essential part of the male reproductive system is the prostate gland. However, it is actually not a gland at all; it is an organ that consists of about 70% glandular tissue and 30 % fribromuscular tissue. For an adult man, the prostate is about the size and shape of a walnut. It is located underneath the bladder and in front of the rectum.
The prostate glandular tissue secretes a fluid that contributes to the seminal fluid a man releases during ejaculation. This fluid is continuously generated by the prostate but increases the amount during sexual excitement. The prostate gland fluid is a thin, milky substance that gives semen it color and odor. It is also a combination of sperm, seminal vesicle fluid, prostate fluid of course, and tiny amounts of other fluids from minor glands.
The prostate grows very little from birth to puberty, at puberty it undergoes a growth spurt. It increases in weight and doubles in size. The size of the prostate then does not change again for about another 30 years or more. For some men it will not increase in size again. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia or BPH is the nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate. More than half of men aged 50 or older have enlarged prostates.
Symptoms of enlarged prostate include a weak stream of urine, difficulty starting urination, dribbling urine, blood in the urine,
