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Prostate Biopsy

Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Apr 10, 2014


What is a Prostate Gland?

The prostate gland is one of the three male sex glands and lies just below the urinary bladder, in the area behind the penis and in front of the rectum. It secretes semen. The urethra carries the urine from the urinary bladder and the semen from the sex glands to the outside of the body.

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