{"id":115,"date":"2021-02-06T22:26:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T22:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandywineuc.com\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2022-08-08T20:11:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T20:11:01","slug":"prostate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandywineuc.com\/practice-areas\/general-urology-care\/prostate\/","title":{"rendered":"Prostate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"937\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandywineuc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/prostate-new.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandywineuc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/prostate-new.png 937w, https:\/\/www.brandywineuc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/prostate-new-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brandywineuc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/prostate-new-768x472.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The prostate is part of the male reproductive system and is about the same size and shape as a walnut and weighs about an ounce. The prostate gland is located in the pelvis below the bladder and in front of the rectum, and surrounds the urethra, the tube-like structure that carries urine from the bladder out through the penis. It is made up of glandular tissue and muscle fibers that surround a portion of the urethra. The gland is covered by a membrane (called the prostate capsule) that produces prostate-specific antigen. The main function of the prostate is to produce ejaculatory fluid&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 most common diagnosis of the Prostate:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Enlarged Prostate or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandywineuc.com\/urological-condition\/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia\/\">Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH)<\/a><\/li><li>Elevated PSA (prostate specific antigen)<\/li><li>PSA screening or prostate check<\/li><li>Nodule<\/li><li><a href=\"\/urological-condition\/prostatitis\/\">Prostatitis<\/a> or <a href=\"\/urological-condition\/epididymitis-and-orchitis\/\">Epididymitis<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For an alphabetical listing of all the urological conditions we treat click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandywineuc.com\/urology-101\/urological-conditions\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":51,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Prostate | Brandywine Urology Consultants<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brandywineuc.com\/practice-areas\/general-urology-care\/prostate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prostate | Brandywine Urology Consultants\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The prostate is part of the male reproductive system and is about the same size and shape as a walnut and weighs about an ounce. 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