Every man knows what a scrotum with two testicles is, located under the penis. The testicles are small sacs filled with genetic material and are sperm factories that produce male semen at a rate of about 50 per minute, or more than 000 million per day. From each testicle, sperm enters the adjacent area, the epididymis, an extremely intricate tubular structure that, if pulled out, can reach about 70 m in length. This length of the epididymis allows the sperm to reach full maturity while it passes through them. Moreover, the epididymis secrete a secret that makes the sperm fertile. Finally, in these organs, filtration and separation of poor-quality sperm occurs.
Each epididymis passes into another canal, the vas deferens. These two ducts, each about 61 cm long, pass over and behind the bladder, where they join two glands opposite the lower back of the bladder. Sperm mixes with seminal fluid and forms semen. Note that a clear distinction is made here between semen and sperm; and these terms should not be confused. Semen contains the spermatozoa that cause pregnancy. Semen is a whitish thick liquid that carries sperm. Semen that does not contain sperm, or with poor quality sperm, cannot cause pregnancy.
Semen flows into the ejaculatory ducts, and then into the prostate urethra, which is a kind of soft catapult that shoots the seed into the urethra itself, and then during intercourse and out of the body. The ejaculatory ducts and the two small glands located on the urethra just below the ejaculatory ducts also produce secretions that mix with semen. These secrets give the sperm vitality and mobility, so that when it enters the vagina, it is able to perform its function perfectly. During ejaculation, more than 200 million sperm are typically released.
In the middle of all these organs around the neck of the bladder and urethra is located prostate.
Among other organs, the prostate is not particularly striking: it is small – the size of a chestnut nut – and weighs a little more than 28 g. Moreover, the question of how important this organ is and what effect it has on the physiological functions of the body is still the subject of discussion. discussions among medical scientists.
Here’s what we know about the prostate. The organ is not really one large gland, but consists of 30 to 50 small glands, some no thicker than one cell. These tiny glands produce a secret that in the ejaculatory ducts is 15 – 30% of the total seed. This secret contains, along with other components, acid phosphatase, sodium and potassium, as well as enzymes capable of breaking down proteins. These small glands are arranged in five lobes: one in the middle of the prostate, two on either side, one in front and one behind, in the direction of the rectum. The five lobes are connected to each other by thick and dense capsular tissue, forming and thus forming what we call the prostate.
So, this is all that we know about the physiological characteristics and structure of the prostate. Some medical scientists believe that this knowledge about the prostate is enough. Others, however, are convinced that further research will lead to evidence that the prostate and the secretions it produces play a much more important role in the reproductive process than is commonly believed today.
But urologists know for certain that the prostate creates problems far out of proportion to its size and supposedly limited function. Proof of this is the fact that every third man suffers during his life from any disease of the prostate.
The prostate performs an important function in getting an erection – The role of the prostate in achieving an erection. That is why diseases of prostatitis, adenoma significantly impair erection and potency in men.
Prostatitis and other diseases of the prostate must be treated immediately. In the early stages, the treatment of prostatitis has a high probability of success. You can’t delay even a day. With inflammation of the prostate, its tissues are increasingly losing their ability to perform such an important function for a man.
Adapted from “Prostatitis and other diseases of the prostate”, authors: Leonard G. Gomella, John J. Fried. Moscow. Crown press. 1998