Prostate cancer and ejaculation

The Male Health Center


Overview
The prostate gland sits in the body below the bladder, and urine flows through it on its way out of the body. The function of the prostate is to secrete fluids that nurture the sperm that come out with ejaculation.

Prostate cancer will strike nearly one in six men. If a man lives to the age of 80, his chances of prostate cancer rise to one in three. Sccording to the American Cancer Society, more than 230, 000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006 and more than 27, 000 will die. It is the second most common cancer, after skin cancer, and the leading cause of cancer death, after lung cancer, in American men. The disease primarily affects men over the age of 40.

Symptoms
Some of the symptoms of prostate cancer are also symptoms for a prostate infection or prostate enlargement, so it's important to see a physician if you experience any of these. Unfortunately, most cases of prostate cancer do not produce symptoms until it is too late. Symptoms that can be associated with prostate cancer include:

* Difficulty with urination
* Frequency of urination
* Pain with ejaculation
* Blood in the urine
* Blood with ejaculation

Diagnosis
Usually the cancer is discovered during an examination in which a finger is placed in the rectum and the prostate gland is felt. The American Cancer Society recommends that an annual rectal examination be done on all men over the age of 40. The normal prostate feels firm, while cancer will feel hard like a rock.

In addition to the rectal examination, a blood test called prostate-specific antigen (PSA) can help diagnose prostate cancer at an earlier stage. The American Cancer Society currently recommends that all men over the age of 50 have the PSA blood test done annually. Additionally, men with one immediate relative (father, brother or son) who has had prostate cancer before age 65 and black men should have the examination starting at age 45. Men with multiple immediate relatives who have had prostate cancer before age 65 should begin testing at 40.

Frequent ejaculations associated with lower prostate cancer risk: prospective study.(Clinical Rounds): An article from: Family Practice News
Book (International Medical News Group)

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