What is the Prostate?
The prostate is a small, squishy gland about the size of a walnut that sits under the bladder and in front of the rectum. The urethra, the narrow tube that runs the length of the penis and that carries both urine and semen out of the body, runs directly through the prostate; the rectum, or the lower end of the bowel, sits just behind the prostate and the bladder. Sitting just above the prostate are the seminal vesicles, two little glands that secrete about 60% of the substances that makes up semen; running alongside and attached to the sides of the prostate are the nerves that control erectile function.

Enlarged Prostate
The prostate is one of the main organs of the male reproductive system. This organ is vital for the male sex organs to develop normally. In adult men, the prostate acts mainly to add important fluids to the semen that nourish perm and protect them against the natural acids in the vagina. In many men, the prostate begins to grow when they are in their 50s, and it may continue to grow for the rest of their lives. An enlarged prostate is usually for most men over age 50, which means that if your prostate has started to grow, it may continue to grow.

As the prostate grows, it puts pressure on the urethra—the tube that carries urine and semen out of the body. This increasing pressure on the urethra can lead to bothersome urinary symptoms and future problems such as surgery on your prostate. Although prostate cancer can also cause the prostate to grow, An Enlarged Prostate is may not be a cancerous condition, and it may not lead to cancer. An Enlarged Prostate is not life threatening, but you need to have a check up once a year and keep an eye on tour PSA.

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The prostate can "CHOKE" the urethra causing:
1. Decrease force of the urinary stream having to "push" the urine out.
2. Feeling as if bladder is not emptying
3. Increased urinating during nighttime
4. Stopping and starting of urinary stream

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PSA (Prostate-specific antigen)
Is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland. A PSA test measures the level of PSA in the blood. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the PSA test along with a digital rectal exam to help detect prostate cancer in men age 50 and older. The FDA has also approved the PSA test to monitor patients with a history of prostate cancer to see if the cancer has recurred. The higher a man’s PSA level, the more likely it is that cancer is present, but there are many other possible reasons for an elevated PSA level.

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland. The PSA test measures the level of PSA in the blood. It is normal for men to have low levels of PSA in their blood; however, prostate cancer or benign conditions can increase PSA levels. As men age, both benign prostate conditions and prostate cancer become more frequent. The most common benign prostate conditions are prostatitis, inflammation of the prostate and benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH enlargement of the prostate. PSA levels alone do not give doctors enough information to distinguish between benign prostate conditions and cancer. However, the doctor will take the result of the PSA test into account when deciding whether to check further for signs of prostate cancer.

Most doctors considered PSA values below 4.0 ng/ml as normal.
1. 0 to 2.5 ng/ml is low, good.
2. 2.6 to 4.0 ng/ml is slightly elevated
3. 4.0 to 19.9 ng/ml is moderately elevated
4. 20 ng/ml or more is significantly elevated