User talk:Bfrancois1

Prostate and related glands - where do the related fluids get stored and how are pressure gradients created to move them (and when)?
The prostate gland and related pages are missing a key detail about ejaculation, in my opinion. The function I refer to is how fluid from the seminal vesicles and vas deferens are moved along from their source to the prostatic urethra. Most people tend to think the primary function of the prostrate gland is to contract during orgasm and push out the ejaculate. However, if the only force upon the related fluids was the prostate, contractions would force fluid away from the prostate in all directions (back into the seminal vesicles and back into the vas deferens). So, how do the fluids go in the right direction? I can't honestly figure this out despite a substantial internet search. Hopefully, Wikipedia can explain that. So, perhaps the following questions should be addressed.


 * 1) Where are the fluids from both the seminal vesicles and the sperm from the testis stored for the major duration of its existence? No Wikipedia sources seem to address either *storage* question. Note: this is *not* a pathway question, yet it seems all internet sources only mention the pathway and don't discuss the average vs maximum (pre-ejaculation?) mass flux rate or mass convergence (storage) locations.)
 * 2) How are sufficient pressure gradients generated to force the seminal and testicular output from their sources into the prostate or ejaculatory ducts? Notice how I am not even sure if the fluids actually go into the prostrate (central zone perhaps?), because none of the sources really explain that.
 * 3) What is the Central Zone of the prostate used for, and how is it different from the ejaculatory ducts? Just stating any sequential or parallel arrangement is insufficient, in my opinion. How do they interact, both in time and pressure gradient?
 * 4) Where is each fluid mixed with the others? Is it all in one spot or is there a step-wise process?

I find it surprising that these questions seem impossible to answer after two hours searching on the internet. I would hope Wikipedia eliminate this information gap.

Bfrancois1 (talk) 17:04, 19 October 2022 (UTC)