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I am 20 but my height is 5. 7 i feel shorter is there any chance to get taller after 20?
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No: Most men stop their skeletal growth by 18 years. You could have a bone age done which would prove if their was any potential for any further growth (very unlikely in you).
Answered 12/8/2015
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