Urinary symptoms due to prostate disease
It is an important gland in the male reproductive system. If healthy and in men younger than 50, it is usually the size of a walnut and weighs about 0.75 ounces.
This gland is involved in male fertility and makes and secretes prostate fluid, which is part of semen.
Prostate fluid contains an enzyme called prostate-specific antigen (PSA). PSA helps make semen thinner.
The duct that carries urine out of the bladder passes through the middle of the prostate. Enlarged prostate narrows or closes the urethra and causes urinary symptoms.
The prostate enlarges with age, and especially after the age of fifty, men experience great symptoms.