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Read 1 in 200 people can grow about a half inch taller after 25 but what could cause me to grow 6x that (approx 3 inches) way beyond that-my late 30s?
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Get evaluation.: If you are growing at this age you need to be seen immediately and have a hormone workup.
Answered 5/29/2015
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