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I'm 16 and 4'7, female, my parents are around 5'3 and 5'7. is there any chance for me to hit 5'0 or to grow a bit more?? my doctors said i would be around 5'0 - 5'2, but i'm not sure that's true anymore. :?
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It is possible.: You could improve your nutrition and make sure you sleep well to augment your natural growth hormone production is one way or taking prescribed growth hormone is a possibility.
Answered 9/7/2020
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Maybe: You are describing a typical growth hormone deficiency. In order to know for sure, we would need a ton more history, and some lab tests as well. If that is the case you can be helped... BUT the window to help is closing rapidly. Get in with a pediatric endocrinologist ASAP... bring all your old, growth records with you (or send them ahead of time).
Answered 9/10/2020
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