tailieunhanh - UNDERSTA N D I N G PROSTATE CHANGES: A HEALTH GUIDE FOR MEN

The prostate is a small gland in men. It is part of the male reproductive system. The prostate is about the size and shape of a walnut. It sits low in the pelvis, below the bladder and just in front of the rectum. The prostate helps make semen, the milky fluid that carries sperm from the testicles through the penis when a man ejaculates. The prostate surrounds part of the urethra, a tube that carries urine out of the bladder and through the penis. | UNDERSTANDING PROSTATE CHANGES A HEALTH GUIDE FOR MEN PATIENT family EDUCATION . DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute Table of Contents Introduction to the What is the prostate .2 How does the prostate change as you get older .3 What prostate changes should you be aware of .4 What are common tests for prostate changes .4 Prostate Changes That Are Not What is prostatitis and how is it treated .5 What is enlarged prostate or BPH .9 How can BPH be treated .11 Prostate Things to Risk Can prostate cancer be prevented .20 Talking to Your Types of Health history and current Digital rectal exam DRE .23 Prostate-specific antigen test PSA test .24 What do PSA results mean .25 Prostate Deciding about repeat If a biopsy is For More Words to 1 Introduction to the Prostate You may be reading this booklet because you are having prostate problems. The booklet can help answer your questions about prostate changes that happen with age such as What are common prostate changes How are these changes treated What do I need to know about testing for prostate changes including cancer This booklet can give you basic information about common prostate changes. If you are making decisions about prostate cancer treatment there are other resources available. See the For More Information section on page 29. Important words are in bold and their meanings are listed in the Words to Know section on page .