PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen): Meaning, Testing, and Results
PSA is a protein produced mainly by prostate tissue. A blood test measures its level to assess prostate conditions and monitor prostate cancer or treatment.
Sexual Anatomy: Body Structures, Function, and Variation
Sexual anatomy includes the external and internal structures involved in sexual development, pleasure, reproduction, arousal, and sexual health.
Female Ejaculation: Meaning, Fluid Source, and Sexual Response
Female ejaculation is the release of fluid through or near the urethra during arousal or orgasm, often involving secretions from the paraurethral glands.
Periurethral Tissue: Anatomy, Support, and Sexual Function
Periurethral tissue includes the muscles, connective tissue, glands, nerves, and blood vessels surrounding and supporting the urethra.
Paraurethral Glands: Anatomy, Function, and Ejaculation
Paraurethral glands are small glands near the urethra that may produce fluid, support tissue moisture, and contribute to female ejaculation in some people.
Female Prostate: Anatomy, Function, and Ejaculation
Female prostate is an informal term for the Skene’s glands and paraurethral tissue near the urethra that may contribute to moisture and female ejaculation.
Kegel: Meaning, Technique, Benefits, and Sexual Function
Kegel commonly means an exercise that contracts and relaxes the pelvic-floor muscles to support continence, pelvic organs, and selected aspects of sexual function.
Pelvic Base: Meaning, Anatomy, and Sexual Function
Pelvic base refers broadly to the lower supporting region of the pelvis, especially the pelvic-floor muscles and tissues beneath the pelvic organs.
Incontinence: Types, Causes, Treatment, and Sexual Health
Incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine, stool, or gas and may result from pelvic-floor problems, childbirth, illness, injury, surgery, or nerve conditions.
Kegel Exercise: Technique, Benefits, and Sexual Health
A Kegel exercise contracts and relaxes the pelvic floor muscles to improve support, continence, coordination, and selected aspects of sexual function.