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HEIGHT INCREASE
Hello, I am 19yrs old boy. My height is just 5feet 6 inches and I m shorter than my dad also. I have tried many exercises like swimming,pull ups,skipping ropes etc but my height is not increasing. Are there any chances for increase in my height by any medical method? PLEASE HELP ME
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Dr. Rama S.K
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24 yrs exp
Pune
Sorry....height attained finally...be happy
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Dr. Anil Kumar Jain
General Physician
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello there.
I can understand your concern.
Height depends on a lot of factors and you will still grow for some years like usually men grow till 21-22 and then the growth subsides.
Continue with all the physical activity you are doing. Its great for health.
Consult a general physician in person for further evaluation and management.
Best regards.
Dr. Anil kumar jain.
Bangalore.
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Dr. Chethan R S
General Physician
11 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi.... Unfortunately, once you're done growing, that's pretty much it. Men grow height-wise until ~21 years old, although depending on the person they may experience slight changes until 25.
For someone in their later twenties, you're already not producing the regul ar pulsatile bursts of growth hormone needed to stimulate longitudinal growth, but even if an exogenous source was provided, the growth region of the bone known as the epiphyseal plate has already shut down, so you'd only grow laterally. If you get doses of growth hormone as an adult, you develop a condition known as acromegaly....
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