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What conditions can cause someone's epiphyseal plates to never close or cause a very late closure in a female, more than a decade past end of puberty?
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Unlikely: if you have completed puberty, as closure is tied to sex hormone production, Check w/your doctor,
Answered 11/1/2014
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