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Prostate
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The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. It sits below the bladder and surrounds the beginning of the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body. Picture the gland as a ring around that tube.
Glands inside the prostate make prostatic fluid, which becomes part of semen. Its position explains why the prostate and urethra are anatomically linked, but knowing that location alone cannot explain urinary symptoms.
In brief
The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system located just below the bladder. It surrounds the first segment of the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the bladder.
A gland sitting like a ring around the tube leaving the bladder.
Glands within the prostate produce prostatic fluid, which becomes part of semen. Its location explains the anatomical connection between the prostate and urethra, but this card describes normal structure and does not interpret urinary symptoms or changes in size.
Sources (1)
- National Cancer Institute, NIHDefinition of prostate
This page explains the topic in general terms; it does not tell anyone what treatment to follow.
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