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The '''prostate gland''' adds juice to the sperm. In old men it creates a lot of problems... [[nodular hyperplasia]] (commonly called BPH or [[benign prostatic hyperplasia]]) and cancer (adenocarcinoma). | The '''prostate gland''' adds juice to the sperm. In old men it creates a lot of problems... [[nodular hyperplasia]] (commonly called BPH or [[benign prostatic hyperplasia]]) and cancer (adenocarcinoma). | ||
[[Prostate cancer]] is such a big topic it is dealt with in its own article. | [[Prostate cancer]] is such a big topic it is dealt with in its own article. | ||
The female homologue of the prostate gland is considered to be Skene's gland.<ref name=pmid8522254>{{Cite journal | last1 = Dodson | first1 = MK. | last2 = Cliby | first2 = WA. | last3 = Pettavel | first3 = PP. | last4 = Keeney | first4 = GL. | last5 = Podratz | first5 = KC. | title = Female urethral adenocarcinoma: evidence for more than one tissue of origin? | journal = Gynecol Oncol | volume = 59 | issue = 3 | pages = 352-7 | month = Dec | year = 1995 | doi = 10.1006/gyno.1995.9963 | PMID = 8522254 }}</ref> | |||
=Normal prostate gland= | =Normal prostate gland= |
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