RE: Norplant and Abusive Relationships 1. Norplant Waiting four weeks sounds fair and appropriate. Data seems to indicate that milk supply in unaffected or increased with progestins. Long-term studies for children up to age 17 for progesterone-containing contraceptives have shown normal growth and development. Abusive realtionship 2. The more I read comments in Lactnet, the more it seems that the men are the only ones responsible for "abusive relationships." Is this a common female perspective? I can tell you from professional and personal experience, it takes TWO to share the blame for "abusive relationships" and divorce and breakup of families. When are women going to own up to their roles too? Funny, it seems to be the man who usually commits suicide or kills others when these things occur. Why? I feel that one cause is that society automatically ASSUMES that the man is usually or almost always the "guilty" party, and the man sees no other way out. Sorry, but when these situations are reported in Lactnet, I am sure that the reporter is only getting the mother's side and that is not fair to report in that manner. Either get both sides and be objective, or do NOT report one-sided findings in the history.