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Accessory sex glands add secretions to semen.

 A pair of seminal vesicles contribute about 60% of

total semen volume.

• Seminal fluid is thick, yellowish, and alkaline.

It contains mucus, fructose, a coagulating enzyme,

ascorbic acid, and prostaglandins.

 The prostate gland secretes directly into the urethra.

• Prostatic fluid is thin and milky.

• This fluid contains anticoagulant enzymes and citrate.

• Prostate problems are common in males over 40.

• Benign prostate enlargement occurs in virtually all

males over 70.

• Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in

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men.