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Height not increasing
My height is 5'3 inch...I am 15 years old...my father's height is 5'6.5 inch...my mother's height is 5'1 inch...my brother's height is 5'8 inch...when I was just 12 or 13 my height was about 5'2 but in 2 years it has grown just 1 inch...whereas my friends have grown 4-6 inch taller than me..who used to be shorter than me....I daily do exercise....I play cricket daily...will my height increase??? And why has it stopped increasing whereas my friends have grown far taller than me???
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Dr. Barani Rathinavelu
Orthopedist
21 yrs exp
Chennai
Over all growth depends on genetics ,nutritional , and hormonal factors often
If you are normal in last two u have to take it as a familial trait and be ok with it
Don’t compare your genetic inheritance to others
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