Men’s private talk: What are the functions of the prostate?

The prostate is actually the male sex gland. It is the lifeblood of male friends! When the prostate is diseased, urination and sexual life will be greatly affected. The prostate normally secretes about 2 ml of prostatic fluid every day, which is the main source of male semen. What are the functions of the male prostate?

Prostate characteristics

The horizontal diameter of the upper end of the prostate is about 4cm, the vertical diameter is about 3cm, and the front-back diameter is about 2cm. The surface is covered with a fascial sheath, called the prostate capsule. There is a prostate vein between the capsule and the prostate. The secretion of the prostate is the main component of semen.

The prostate is an unpaired solid organ composed of glandular tissue and muscle tissue. The upper end of the prostate has a horizontal diameter of about 4 cm, a vertical diameter of about 3 cm, and an anterior-posterior diameter of about 2 cm. The surface is covered with a fascial sheath, called the prostate capsule. There is a prostate vein between the capsule and the prostate. The secretions of the prostate are the main component of semen.

The prostate is chestnut-shaped and slightly flattened front and back. The wide upper end is called the prostate base, which is adjacent to the bladder neck. The lower end is pointed and located on the urogenital diaphragm, called the prostate apex. The part between the base and the apex is called the prostate body. The back of the body is relatively flat, and there is a longitudinal shallow groove on the midline, called the prostate groove. The male urethra penetrates the prostate near the anterior edge of the gland base, passes through the anterior part of the glandular parenchyma, and exits from the prostate apex. Near the posterior edge of the base, a pair of ejaculatory ducts penetrate the prostate and open on the spermatic caruncle on the posterior wall of the prostatic part of the urethra. The excretory duct of the prostate opens on the posterior wall of the prostatic part of the urethra. The prostate is generally divided into 5 lobes: anterior lobe, middle lobe, posterior lobe and lateral lobes. The middle lobe is wedge-shaped and located between the urethra and the ejaculatory duct. After the age of 40, the middle lobe may become enlarged, protruding upward against the bladder, causing the bladder to bulge significantly and compressing the urethra, causing difficulty in urination.

The prostate is located between the bladder and the primordial diaphragm. The base of the prostate is adjacent to the bladder neck, the seminal vesicles and the vas deferens. The pubic symphysis is in front and the rectal vas deferens is in the back. During rectal examination, the back of the prostate can be touched to diagnose whether the prostate is enlarged, etc., and the vas deferens vas deferens and the seminal vesicles can be touched upwards. The prostate of children is very small, and the gland grows rapidly during sexual maturity. In old age, the prostate degenerates and atrophies. If the connective tissue in the gland proliferates, prostate hypertrophy will occur.

There is a layer of capsule on the surface. There are more elastic fibers and smooth muscles inside, which can extend into the gland to form the support of the prostate. The substance of the prostate is composed of 30-50 alveolar glands, with a total of 15-30 ducts opening on both sides of the urethral spermatophore. According to the distribution of the glands, it can be divided into mucosal glands, submucosal glands and main glands.

6 things to note when treating prostate:

1. If you do not want to lose the function of your prostate and want to live a long life, please do not take treatments that damage your prostate;

2. If you still want to preserve your male function and restore your masculinity, please do not undergo treatment that damages the prostate;

3. If you have not yet identified the type of prostatitis you have, please do not use antibiotics for treatment;

4. If you have not been diagnosed with prostatitis, please do not use any medication, especially kidney-tonifying and aphrodisiac drugs;

5. If you want to completely cure prostate disease, please consult more patients or netizens around you to learn more about what good methods they used and what the final treatment results were, and then make a treatment choice.

6. If you want to choose a method to treat prostate disease, please don't forget to "shop around".