Category: Prostrate

A man’s prostate is a gland that surrounds the top of the urethra. The purpose of the prostate is to produce a milky fluid that nourishes the sperm and is discharged along with the sperm into the urethra at the time...

Did you know that prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer among men in the U.S.? Prostate cancer happens to men when abnormal cell growth occurs in the prostate gland. A male may have prostate cancer and never have symptoms or never...

It is not unusual in middle age for men to experience non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate or enlargement of the prostate due to cancerous growth, or they may experience both of these scenarios. If a male is experiencing an enlarged prostate...

If you are a male and you are in your 40s or 50s the question of whether to screen or not for prostate cancer will come up even if you do not have any symptoms. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

The gland known as the prostate grows as the male grows and is a part of the man’s reproductive system. It changes by growing larger as the male ages. The fact that the gland grows bigger can present health problems for males such...

What is it and what is the prostate? Most of have not heard of the prostate gland unless we are referring to Prostate Cancer. The prostate gland, an organ in itself is found at the neck of the urinary bladder. The first...

An inflammation or infection in a male’s prostate is called prostatitis. As many as half of all men will experience prostatitis in their lifetime. It is important to know that should you get prostatitis it does not increase your risk for...

The prostate is part of the male sex organs. It is a small gland, about the size of a walnut. The gland surrounds the urethra. The urethra carries urine and also semen during ejaculation. During puberty the prostate gland grows a...

If you are a man and your prostate gland is inflamed and possibly infected you have a condition called, “prostatitis”. Half of all males will get prostatitis at some point in their lifetime. If you do develop prostatitis it by no...