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A member asked:
Is there anything that would make 40yo grow nearly 3 inches taller w/no other phys changes? no growth since late teens. can ht just start up again@40?
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Should be impossible: Once the growth plates of our bones close (in early 20's at latest) it is thought to be impossible to grow taller. Even if one gets a pituitary adenoma that increases growth hormone soft tissues will grow but not bones. I have seen others ask similar questions but know of no documented cases of this happening and there is no known mechanism by which this is thought to be possible.
Answered 3/11/2018
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