The Prostate is a peer-reviewed medical journal devoted to the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the prostate gland. The editor-in-chief is Samuel Denmeade.

What does it mean to prostate someone?

The verb prostrate means to lie face-downward in submission or despair. More generally, it means to make helpless or defenseless. Illness, injury, grief, despair — any of these things can prostrate someone.

What does a prostate do for a man?

Only men have a prostate. Your prostate produces some of the fluids contained in your semen, the liquid that transports sperm. This liquid contains special enzymes and hormones that help your sperm cells function properly, which means the prostate plays a key part in your fertility.