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A member asked:

When i was 14 i was about 5'9, now 19 im 6'0, is it normal to only grow about half an inch a year, and would that really count as a growth spurt?

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Growth: You may have been an early " bloomer" and had your major growth spurt before age 14

Dr Hodge agreed

Answered 10/19/2014

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