Male Prostate Gland

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The male prostate gland is the male version of the female uterus. It is a chestnut size gland that is located between the urinary tract, bladder, and rectum. It is made of both glandular and muscular tissue and is situated in the pelvic cavity, below the caudal part of the symphysis pubis and ventral to the rectum, through which it can be felt, especially when enlarged.

The English word “prostate" derives from the Greek word prostates which means “standing before."

The prostate gland surrounds the neck of the bladder and the urethra and elaborates a secretion that liquefies coagulated semen. This liquid is known as “prostatic fluid" or “prostatic secretion" and consists of alkaline phosphatase, citric acid, and various proteolytic enzymes. It is this alkaline prostatic fluid that helps sperm survive in the acidic female vagina.

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Many times, because a female’s vagina is very acidic and a male’s sperm is very low alkaline (due to improper diet – meat, dairy, beer, drugs, cigarettes, etc.), a woman cannot become pregnant because male sperm (already low in alkalinity) cannot survive in the overly acidic vagina. The prostatic fluid is part of the semen (the fluid) that transports male sperm cells into the female during sexual intercourse and is believed to ensure the survival of the sperm once it enters the female vagina. Prostatic fluid is continuously produced. It is secreted into the urethra in abundant volume during sexual excitement and excreted in the urine at other times. Prostatic fluid does not enter the bloodstream, nor does the prostate gland itself produce any hormones that are required by the body.
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