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The Prostate
But why should the nasty little gland be so trendy now? The prostate, after all, has always been with us, and it’s still doing the same tedious work. A gland the size of a walnut wrapped around the urethra, it hangs just below the bladder, in front of the rectum, and above the penis. It has one important job: It produces seminal fluid ejaculated during orgasm. That fluid nourishes sperm on their journey to the egg...
Above all, the prostate craze represents a rare triumph for America’s culture of shamelessness. Men didn’t talk about their prostates a generation ago: It was unseemly and embarrassing. Thousands of men avoided treatment and probably died because of it. But now reticence…
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How’s your walnut, mate? Why men don’t like to talk about their enlarged prostate
Conversation about how often you have to get up at night for a piddle is probably not the most scintillating discourse. But there’s a much bigger reason men don’t like to talk about prostate conditions. My experience as a practising urologist suggests most men don’t like talking about their enlarged prostate because they actually have no idea what their prostate even is or does, let alone how it can cause problems when it gets bigger with age.
Two Foods You Should Consider for Prostate Health
Of course, no food or diet can by itself prevent cancer. What maca and lycopene in tomatoes can do, as part of a healthy lifestyle, is help support your body’s basic systems, boost your body’s homeostasis, and help repair the destructive effects of aging. And that creates the best possible conditions for health.
What Does the Prostate Gland Do?
Although the myth that frequent ejaculation may reduce the risk of prostate cancer has flourished in popular culture, there's no scientific evidence that this is true, according to the Mayo Clinic.
What You Need to Know About Men’s Prostate Health
Recently, doctors have realized the importance of food nutrition and diet to maintain a healthy prostate life. Men who gain a significant amount of weight are one of the leading factors in whether a man develops prostate cancer in his life.
Does eating dairy foods increase your risk of prostate cancer?
Evidence about dairy products and prostate cancer remains uncertain. So before fussing about whether to skip milk, cheese and yoghurt, men who wish to reduce their risk of prostate cancer would be better advised to lose any excess weight.
Giving The Finger To My Prostate Exam
There is no shortage of humor regarding one particular part of a man’s physical exam: the digital rectal exam of his prostate. See, you probably just smiled — in your mind, at least — at the thought.
How does the prostate work?
The prostate gland is surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue containing many smooth muscle fibers and elastic connective tissue, which is why it feels very elastic to the touch when it is examined. There are also many smooth muscle cells inside of the prostate. During ejaculation these muscle cells contract and forcefully press the fluid that has been stored in the prostate out into the urethra. This causes the fluid and the sperm cells, together with fluid from other glands, to combine to form semen, which is then released.
The Prostate
Why the gland is so famous.
Prostate Health Education Network
To eliminate the African American prostate cancer disparity. PHEN's mission also includes advocacy efforts to increase the overall support and resources for a war on prostate cancer that will lead to a cure for the disease for the benefit of all men.
Harvard Health
The prostate gland has an important job: it produces a thick, milky-white fluid that becomes part of the semen, the liquid ejaculated during sexual activity. The gland isn't big—about the size of a walnut or golf ball—but its location virtually guarantees problems if something goes awry.
KenHub
To say that the continuation of the human species is heavily dependent on procreation is a gross understatement. This natural wonder is made possible as a result of primary and secondary sexual characteristics that develop at birth and during puberty, respectively. In males, there are a group of accessory reproductive organs that facilitate the process of reproduction. The prostate will be the accessory reproductive organ of focus for this article (for completion, the other two are the bulbourethral glands and the seminal vesicles).
Radiopaedia
To say that the continuation of the human species is heavily dependent on procreation is a gross understatement. This natural wonder is made possible as a result of primary and secondary sexual characteristics that develop at birth and during puberty, respectively. In males, there are a group of accessory reproductive organs that facilitate the process of reproduction. The prostate will be the accessory reproductive organ of focus for this article (for completion, the other two are the bulbourethral glands and the seminal vesicles).
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