Most men haven't heard of the word prostate until they hear that someone else has prostate cancer, else it usually remains a neglected topic that most men are unaware of and uninterested in. So, why should you be interested in having a prostate massage?
The prostate is a small gland located inside the body, somewhere between the penis and the bladder. Because it's on the inner side of the body, you can't see it with your bare eyes nor easily feel it without making a special effort.
This is why most of us are unaware of it during our entire life, until a problem occurs. The prostate has an important physiological function in the ejaculation process, by squeezing fluid into the urethra the "pee tube" that together with sperm leaves the body as semen.
For most men, as they grow older typically after the age of 40 , the prostate enlarges, which is a normal symptom of aging and not a problem in itself. Problems related to prostate that may occur are: infection prostatitis , bladder damage, kidney damage, renal failure, prostate cancer, urinal problems and erectile dysfunction.
Doctors recommended to test for the risk of cancer after the age of this can be tested by taking PSA values from blood. So far for some commonly known facts about the prostate from a regular Western medical perspective. That the prostate has important energetic, sexual and health functions as well is often neglected by the public.
