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The prostate gland is an organ that surrounds the urinary urethra in men. It secretes fluid which mixes with sperm to make semen. The urethra carries urine from the bladder, through the prostate gland to the penis.

Review Date: 11/01/2007
Reviewed By: Marc A. Greenstein, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., Urologist, Somerset Medical
Center in Somerville, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare
Network.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
