POSTATE
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that is part of man’s sexual organs. The prostate is wrapped around the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the bladder when you urinate. In men, the urethra also carries semen, the fluid that contains sperm, out of the body during ejaculation. The prostate adds prostatic fluid to the semen when a man ejaculates, and muscles in the prostate gland contract to force the semen out of the body. The prostate undergoes two main growth spurts. The first is fuelled by the sex hormones made by the testes during puberty. The prompts the prostate to reach an average weight of 20 grams. The second growth spurt begins when mend are in their thirties.
PROSTATE DISEASE AND AGEING:
Around 25 percent men aged 55 years and over have a prostate condition. This increases to 50 percent by the age of 70 years. Early stages of prostate disease may have no symptoms. A symptomatic aging male needs to consult urologist for evaluation of prostate and for devising the appropriate management.
TYPE OF PROSTATE DISEASE: