Functions:
The prostate secretes slightly alkaline, milky white fluid that nourishes and protects sperm, during ejaculation the prostate squeezes this fluid into the urethra and it’s expelled with sperms as semen.
Diseases:
Prostatitis, enlarged prostate or benign enlargement of the prostate is very common condition. Prostate cancer is very common form of cancer in men.
Interesting Facts:
One in the 10000 men under the age of 40 develops prostate cancer, whereas one in eight men between the ages of 60 and 80 suffers from the disease.
