Did you know sex can cause genital warts or cervical cancer?

[Mikel]

I just got inform of that by reading this article :
New Warning Labels May Be Coming To Condoms
you can view the article here!

So what do you think about putting a warning on that diseases on condom boxes? I think its good to know that they are not protecting us from it, but whats the risk of getting it? And do you think teenagers may not use them anymore, because of that?

[StuartD]

breathing can cause aging in some people.

Seems everything is bad for everyone these days. It's getting pretty annoying.

[Panky]

It boils down to receiving the correct information and then educating people.


Maybe part of the reason they push to have warning labels changed on condom packages is because of lawsuits. Americans, especially, sue everyone for ridiculous amounts of money.


Just like the pill. That is not 100% effective in preventing pregnancy. Women routinely still use it because it is better than nothing at all and the percentage of women who became pregnant on the pill versus those who did not, is relatively small.

If they change the warning labels on condom packages, they need to educate people on how these diseases are transmitted and what percentage of the population actually are infected. They also need to inform people that even though condoms are not 100% effective, that it is still better than bareback.

There's warning labels on cigarette packs, alcohol, prescription and over the counter medicines, but people routinely use these products. People are aware they may get lung cancer, liver failure, and the side effect of nausea from consuming these products. Many people either do not care or they simply know it is a small percentage of people who die from lung cancer due to cigarettes, have liver failure due to excessive alcohol consumption, and who vomit because of some headache reliever.

Everything we do in life involves risk on various levels. It's whether or not a person can make an educated decision, and / or draw from their own experience, about whether continuing to do this or that, or taking this or that medicine, whether to use a condom or not, whether to take the pill or not , is right for them.

[chodadog]

I think it's a good idea. It's pretty sad and alarming just how many people seem to believe that a condom protects you from anything and everything. There must be heaps of people with genital warts just sleeping around thinking they're doing the responsible thing 'cause they're using a condom, and not even realising that they're spreading it around.

[TheLegacy]

sex is like everything else - if you want it done right - you have to do it yourself

hell I dont care if they say that sex promotes smoking - as long as guys wear one on their dingle I am all for it. Keep up the good marketing campaign - even though its proven that cancer comes from lab rats.

[Cyndalie]

I think it's good. Having a false sense of security that condoms provide 100% protection can be dangerous. Everyone should educate themselves and know that there is no such thing as guaranteed safe sex.

In fact, 1/4 or more of the population has genital herpes in some form or another. Like chlymidia, HPV is commonly dormant, most people dont know they have it and/or have never had an outbreak. It's when women go in for a pap smear and it comes back abnormal they find out that it is a precursor to cervical cancer often (but not always) caused by HPV. Since there are no symptoms, women who do not get regular paps find out too late when they could have treated it a a preventable, pre-cancerous, stage.

I think stating on the warning "get regular checkups" or "ask your health care provider if you have questions" may help stop those from not using them, cause shit, the consequences or not using one get alot worse.