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No doctors have been able to determine reason for height growth spurts (couple inches total) at near-& post-40 yo. no other symptoms present. any idea?
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Seems unlikely: Except in very rare cases, growth stops by age 19 because growth plates have fused. So to grow when you are more than 20 years older would be extremely unlikely. Even growth hormone producing tumors which are very very rare and may give you coarse facial features but no extra growth
Answered 7/6/2015
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