Men with symptoms of BPH will normally need treatment at some point in their life. There are researchers who question early treatment and believe if the prostate is only slightly enlarged you should take a “watch and see” attitude. They believe some symptoms of BPH may clear up without treatment. If you are taking a [...]

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In the past the only treatment for prostate cancer was an orchiectomy. That is the surgical removal of the testicles. Thank goodness research has come a long way since then! We now have available several medications that can be given to men to decrease male hormone levels without this drastic surgery. The medicines are available [...]

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There are three prostate problems that are commonly found in men after the age of 40. These three disorders have different symptoms and you may not experience any symptoms. Prostatitis means an inflamed prostate. Any times there is fever or you just feel tired your body could be fighting an infection in the body. Other [...]

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The Federal Drug Administration approved the PSA test to be used with a rectal exam to detect prostate cancer. The PSA is just one tool a doctor has available to detect prostate cancer if a man is not showing any other symptoms of prostate problems. The PSA can detect small tumors but it does not [...]

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What is the prostate? It is a gland in the male species that works with the reproduction system. It stores and secretes the clear fluid that makes up one-third of the total volume of semen. In male humans it is about the size of a walnut and is located just below the bladder and can [...]

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The cells of the prostate gland produce prostate-specific antigen. A rectal exam and a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test will help detect prostate cancer in men age 50 or over. The Federal Drug Administration approved the use of the PSA test to detect prostate cancer and to see if the cancer has recurred. A high PSA [...]

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The prostate is a small, walnut sized gland that produces the fluid that sperm travel with during the moments when a male ejaculates. It is found at the exit of the bladder, wrapped around the urethra (tube carrying urine), and sits against the out sidewall of the rectum (anus).
Prostate problems have slowly risen to epidemic [...]

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The prostate is situated at the exit of the bladder where the urethra (tube that carries urine) leaves. It is wrapped around the urethra and is slightly smaller than a golf ball.
The role of the prostate is to produce the watery liquid that is mixed with sperm and is found during ejaculation. This fluid is [...]

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The prostate is a small gland, roughly the size of a walnut. It sits below the urethra (the tube urine passes through), just in front of the rectum, and it is mostly glandular tissue with 30% being muscular. The prostate is a very important gland that produces the fluid that helps carry sperm when a [...]

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About half the population has a prostate gland but how many people actually know what it is? What it does? And what conditions can affect the prostate?
The prostate is found in all males in the mammal category of the animal world, including humans. It makes up a part of the reproductive system of the male [...]

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