In an effort to better educate consumers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants condom labels to warn that they are not effective in preventing all types of STDs — especially those transferred by skin-on-skin contact.

If the aim of this change is to provide better information for condom users, rather than scare people, Olin Health Center health education Coordinator Dennis Martell said he thinks it is a good idea.

"Any time you can give knowledge to anyone using contraceptives, it helps them make better decisions," he said. "I do worry that the motive behind that is to be wary of condoms.

"For the most part they will protect you. But a condom only covers certain areas."

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