1-Click Condoms Voluntarily Includes HPV Warning in Online Condom Orders
1-Click Condoms (www.1clickcondoms.com), a leading seller of condoms on the Internet, announced today that it will begin including a warning message in all orders for condoms in response to the Bush Administration’s concerns over condom labeling. The debate on the condom warning labels ignited when President George W. Bush asked the Food and Drug Administration to modify the current warning to include information about human papilloma virus, commonly called HPV or genital warts.
Columbus, OH (PRWEB) April 5, 2004 –- 1-Click Condoms (www.1clickcondoms.com), a
leading seller of condoms on the Internet, announced today that it will begin
including a warning message in all orders for condoms in response to the Bush
Administration’s concerns over condom labeling. The debate on the condom warning
labels ignited when President George W. Bush asked the Food and Drug
Administration to modify the current warning to include information about human
papilloma virus, commonly called HPV or genital warts.
Currently, the
label on some Durex(R) brand condoms states “Effective against pregnancy, HIV
(AIDS) and STDs.” The Trojan(R) brand condom labels on individual condoms state,
“If used properly, latex condoms will help to reduce the risk of transmission of
HIV infection (AIDS) and many other sexually transmitted diseases. Also highly
effective against pregnancy.” However, the Trojan(R) carton also carries a
longer label which states, “[Condoms…may help reduce the risk of catching or
spreading many Sexually Transmitted Diseases (“STDs”)…however, they cannot
eliminate the risk.”
Philip Dietrich, Vice President of 1-Click Condoms,
commented, “We are being proactive on this issue because we don’t want our
customers to have any misunderstandings. However, we really feel that proponents
of abstinence are overstating the importance of this labeling, which is not
really serving the public interest. The fact is that condoms do reduce the risk
of contracting HPV, and it would be as great a mistake for consumers to get the
impression that using a condom doesn’t reduce the risk of transmitting STDs as
it would be for them to believe that condoms prevent transmission of STDs
100%.”
Planned Parenthood’s website (www.plannedparenthood.org) describes the protection provided
by condoms as “Latex condoms offer very good protection against HIV. They also
reduce the risk of other sexually transmitted infections, including gonorrhea,
syphilis, chlamydia, chancroid, trichomoniasis, HPV, and
herpes.”
Dietrich continued, “I think that our customers don’t expect
condoms to prevent the transmission of all diseases any more than they think
that wearing your seatbelt will prevent all types of automobile injuries.
Additionally, while I concede that abstinence is the only sure-fire way to
prevent STDs, a condom still offers the best protection against STDs, for teens
and adults who do choose to have intercourse. We still advocate wearing your
seatbelt in this country instead of staying at home, and I think that we need to
encourage sexual responsibility instead of highlighting the shortcomings of
condoms and other birth-control products.”
In spite of the company’s
uncertainty regarding the need for labeling, the relative ease of incorporating
a warning into packages convinced 1-Click Condoms to voluntarily start including
a warning beginning next week. Part of the new warning included with orders will
read, “While condoms are an important protection against many Sexually
Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and unplanned pregnancy, they do not eliminate the
risk of contracting STDs entirely. Please practice safe-sex and have regular
medical examinations if you are sexually active with new partners.” For more
information, please contact: Philip Dietrich at 614-921-2556.
About
1-Click Condoms
1-Click Condoms sells brand condoms directly to consumers via
its website http://www.1clickcondoms.com/. Operating from a
custom-designed call-center and warehouse facility in Hilliard, Ohio, the
company has been selling condoms online since 2001 and has established a
reputation as an on-line leader in privacy, convenience, and discount prices for
consumers.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Philip Dietrich, Vice
President
1-Click Condoms
614-921-2556
http://www.1clickcondoms.com/
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/4/prweb116264.htm