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Height not increasing
My daughter is 10 years old. Her weight is 30 kg. Her height is 130 cm which is 6 - 8 cm less than the ideal height. Please recommend what to do to increase her height. My height is 5 feet 1 inch and her father's height is 5 feet 8 inch. From last 1 year there is not much increase in her height, it's hardly 1 or 2 cm increase. What to do please suggest.
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Dr. Rakesh Parikh
General Physician
23 yrs exp
Jaipur
She needs to be examined along with growth chart. And if her height is lesser than expected some investigations need to be done to find out cause for short stature. Based on diagnosis treatment needs to be planned
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