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What is the Prostate?



The prostate is a small gland about the size and shape of a walnut. The prostate makes and stores a component of semen and is located under the bladder and in front of the rectum. The prostate surrounds part of the urethra, the tube that empties urine from the bladder. The prostate secretes fluid, which forms part of the semen in which sperm are transported.  During sexual activity and orgasm, the semen enters