Patient's question:
Doctor, where are the vas deferens and prostate located respectively?Doctor's answer:
The prostate is located at the bottom of the pelvic cavity, with the bladder above it, the urethra below it, the pubic bone in front, and the rectum behind it. During a digital rectal examination, doctors can palpate the prostate forwardly, and this is precisely why. The prostate is fixed on both sides by many ligaments and fascia, which determines its concealed location. It is situated below the bladder neck and surrounds the junction where the bladder opening meets the urethra. Therefore, this part of the urethra is called the "prostatic urethra," meaning the formed by the prostate in the middle constitutes the upper part of the urethra. In other words, the prostate guards the upper opening of the urethra, and this is the reason why urinary issues are the first to be affected when the prostate becomes diseased.