Recent methods for the investigation of the accessory glands of the human male genital tract.

The gross anatomy of the accessory glands of the human male genital tract has been known for many centuries but even today there is only scant knowledge about the function of these organs. Reference to the text of Mann (1964) and to books edited by Greep and Astwood (1975) and Brandes (1974) provide a wealth of information about mammalian accessory gland function but serve only to emphasize how little is known about human physiology. The proceedings of a conference on « Human Semen and Fertility Regulation in man » Hafez (1976) serves as a starting point for this review of recent methods for investigating the accessory glands of the human male genital tract.