
Welcome to Wiltshire & Swindon Men's Sexual Health.
If you live in the Bath and North East Somerset area, you may wish to visit your local website. Alternatively, click here to see a map of the full Men's Sexual Health area to see which service is closest to you.
New! Do you have questions?
Need advice about your health, sexuality or related issues? Post your questions on our new Q&A forum and we'll post an answer as soon as we can. Or if you're the sort of person who gives good advice, please join in with your answers! Comments about us or our website are very welcome too. All in our new Q&A section.
Posted: 25 May 2009
New service centre now open
Men's Sexual Health announces that it's new service centre at 31A The Brittox, Devizes, Wiltshire is now open. Services provided include one-to-one confidential advice and support, internet access, a counselling service, condom collection, Chlamydia screening, a weekly drop-in, a LGB&T youth group, education and training facilities.
For more information on these services and opening times, please telephone the Devizes office on 01380 801951 or alternatively email info@banesmsh.org.uk.
Updated: 25 May 2009
The New You
We could all benefit from regular Health MOTs to keep us in good health and to make sure that those little aches and pains we all get from time to time are nothing too serious. Click here for a guide to the tests you should be taking this year.
Posted: 18 March 2009
Mental Health guides
Our newly expanded mental health section includes articles on SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), suicide and a list of ten simple but proven ways to help you look after your mental health and improve your general state of mind. Find out more.
Posted: 5 November 2008
Focus on Eye Health
So many of us take our most important sense, sight, for granted. Many of the eye conditions that affect us are a result of our lifestyles. But you can help look after your eyesight by following our simple guide.
Posted: 5 November 2008
Obesity and Overweight
If you are obese or overweight, you have an increased risk of developing various health problems. Losing just a little weight, and keeping it off with a healthier diet and some exercise, can greatly reduce your increased health risks. Our guide will help you to do this.
Posted: 27 August 2008
Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is the second most common cancer in Britain today and the incidence is rising rapidly in the 18-39 age group. Caught early enough it is one of the most curable. Read our guide to find out how you can avoid it.
Posted: 27 July 2008
Healthy Eating
The food we eat has a major influence on our health, but it's easy to eat too many high-fat foods and not enough of the more nutritious foods. For everything you need to know about eating more healthily, read the guide.
Posted: 24 April 2008
Coronary Heart Disease
Heart disease claims more men's lives than any other disease. If you have a family history of heart disease, you have a greater chance of developing it. Changing your lifestyle can reduce this risk significantly. Find out how you can cut the risk.
Posted: 24 April 2008
Stress
Stress - being under too much pressure -- can have many symptoms such as poor sleep, irritability and feeling anxious and cause a variety of physical and emotional problems. Find out how you can handle the stress.
Posted: 24 April 2008
Test to 'C'
Testicular cancer is on the rise but can be cured in almost all cases if detected early enough. We have added a guide to the site which explains how to examine yourself and what signs to look out for. Read the guide.
Posted: 30 January 2007
Why 'P'...
To accompany the guide to testicular cancer, a brief guide to prostate cancer has now been added to the site which explains what the prostate does, who is most at risk, and what symptoms to look out for. Read the guide.
Posted: 21 March 2007
Erectile Dysfunction
Much more common than many people realise, erectile dysfunction (also known as impotence - the inability to get or maintain an erection) affects almost one in ten men in the UK. This page looks at the underlying reasons which can cause this problem and what can be done about it. Read more
Posted: 23 October 2007
Chlamydia - The Silent Epidemic
Chlamydia is the most common diagnosed STI and the number of new cases keeps rising. Young men and women aged 16 to 24 are most at risk although people of all ages can be affected. It often goes unrecognised, so read our guide to find out more and make sure you don't have it.
Posted: 24 April 2008
Penis Size
The size of your penis is determined by genetic traits inherited from your parents. There's nothing much you can do about the size, and getting to the truth about penis size can be difficult. Find out more about how the penis develops and about the real average size.
Posted: 24 April 2008
