Prostate | Poetry

The Prostate

The One Who Stands Before

Ashley Davidoff MD

You were named as the one who “stands before”

By the father of anatomy himself

Herophilus of Chalcedon who lived in the period BC

Just before the coming of the great Jesus

And then you were forgotten

And then Galen briefly mentioned you 400 years later

And then you were forgotten once again

You have come and gone in the eyes of medical history

But you yourself remain unchanged

Lying quietly in the deep personal parts of the male

The mere size of a walnut

This artistic rendition of the walnut in its shell is compared to the shape and size of the prostate
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Taking up central position

In structure and function

Not many recognized nor knew of your genius

And even the great da Vinci never recognized you

Leaving Vesalius the first to make a little diagram

For some, you stood before the testy testes

And for others you have stood in front of the bladder

But it seems that most importantly you stand both before

And participate in, a great event

One that gives such pleasure to all mammalian males

Opening of the Sluice Gates –
Artistic Rendering The diagram reveals the process of ejaculation when the sluice gates open under sympathetic control and semen is transported from the prostatic urethra to the penile urethra and finally exiting with ecstasy through the meatus. The upper sphincter is closed and the lower sphincter is open. The smooth muscle of the central zone of the prostate participates in the ejaculation process by contracting forcing the semen into the urethra. The prostate and urethra are depicted as a wine glass with the prostate depicted in the cup and the penile urethra as the stem.
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And ensures survival for all

With great care you bring a magical brew together

Love Potions Accumulate in the Prostatic Urethra Just Prior to the Opening of the Sluice Gates
The prostatic urethra serves as the mixing pot for the components of semen by acting as the receptacle of secretions from the prostate itself, the seminal vesicles and the vas deferentia. This artistic rendition shows the region of the verumontanum which is the site where the mixing pot stands receiving sperm from the testes via the vas deferentia (red), the secretions of the seminal vesicles (orange) and the secretions of the prostate gland white). The last component contributed by the bulbourethral glands (Cowpers’s glands – green) joins the secretions in the penile urethra to form semen. CODE prostate prostatic urethra urethra verumontanum mixing pot tripod spermatozoa seminal vesicles testes vas deferens vas deferentia prostatic ducts Cowper’s glands bulbourethral glands semen secretions normal anatomy physiology
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In this diagram the function of the prostate is shown as a mysterious organ acting as a melting pot of the love potions.
It depicts the “pot” receiving contributions from 3 sources – sperm from the testes, breathed into the pot by the alchemist, fluid from the seminal vesicles emanating from the crooked palms of the alchemist, and prostatic secretions entering the brewing pot from the side as white creamy secretions. Cowper’s glands (green) add a drop into the mix in the region of the membranous urethra to complete the formation of semen.
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Mixing 6 parts from the Seminals

With 3 parts of your own,

And a ½ a part containing the cells from the Testas

Leaving room for a tincture to be added downstream by the Cowpers

Volume Ratios of the Components of Semen The diagram reveals the components of semen which contains fluid from the seminal vesicles accounting for 65-70% of the volume, prostatic fluid – 25-30%, sperm 2-5%, and fluid from Cowper’s gland which represents less than 1% of the volume. Each ejaculate contains between .1-10mls (1-2 teaspoons) with an average of 3.5mls (Owen)
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Your timing is impeccable

Ensuring that all come together

In the region of the verumontanum

The mountain of virility

So I imagine you in a dark and steamy room

Stirring up this magic potion

In a big brewing pot

With millions of cells and gallons of creamy fluid

Preparing for the great event

And then it happens

Beautiful coordination

The Great Event
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You shut the gates upstream with a clap

And open the gates downstream with a clang

And you add your squeeze

And you add your pleasure

And millions go rushing forth as the competition begins

To win the heart of the princess in waiting

Like a mother saying goodbye to her sons

On a mission in a far off land

You pack them with a whole bunch of goodies

For the long and arduous road ahead

And you know you will never see them again

In the pack you leave some food

And protective covers

Against the initial acid welcome

Of the cozy vagina

The brief respite

In the cocoon of coagulum

Slowly breaks down with your secret PSA

And when danger is all clear

And the medium liquid

Your boys are now reenergized

And the race begins once more

With a prize that only one in the millions

Will win

But they all race with their guts and gusto

For the heart of the princess in waiting

What pleasure you give us

Our backroom boy

What genius you and your buddies concoct

Standing before and in front of the great event

Without you we are infertile

How central you are to our survival