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Read thyroid abnormalities cause bones to not fuse.is hypothyroidism one? can f who starts taking thyroid meds @ 35 start growing taller cause of meds
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No,taking thyroid: meds at 35 yo will not cause you to grow taller. Bones start to fuse at puberty or slightly later
Answered 6/10/2016
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