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A member asked:
I am extremely short at 4'9" at my age of 19. is there anything that might help me for growth?
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Check parents: It is not likely you will be significantly taller than your parents or grandparents--so look at them. If both about your height, accept and move forward. If both 6'7" then have little time left to see peds endocrinologist asap, as growth plates on bones about to be closed if not already.
Answered 3/27/2013
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