For girls, growth typically slows down after the onset of menstruation (menarche), usually within 2 years after that. If you haven’t grown since 12, it’s likely that your growth plates (epiphyses) may have fused — and once that happens, height increase is no longer possible naturally or with medication.
A simple X-ray of the left hand and wrist (called a bone age X-ray) can confirm whether your growth plates are still open.
Advise:
1. Visit an Endocrinologist:
Ask for tests:
• Bone age X-ray
• Growth hormone levels
•
Thyroid function
• Puberty hormone levels (
LH,
FSH, estradiol)
2. Nutrition and Lifestyle:
• Ensure a high-protein,
calcium-rich diet (milk, tofu, pulses, green veggies).
•
Vitamin D and calcium supplements if needed.
• Regular exercise, especially stretching, swimming, skipping, and yoga.
Somatropin is a synthetic form of human growth hormone (HGH).
1. It’s only given when there’s proven growth hormone deficiency (GHD), confirmed by blood tests and hormone stimulation tests.
2. Giving it without deficiency won’t help and can cause serious side effects (e.g., joint pain, insulin resistance, swelling, abnormal bone growth).
3. It’s an injectable and not a tablet