A 51-year-old member asked:
adult height is 5'7. if i took human growth hormones, how much taller would i be?
1 doctor answer
Dr. Aaron Neinstein answered
13 years experience Internal Medicine
No taller: At age 44, taking hgh (human growth hormone) will not make you any taller. Once your growth plates, or epiphyseal plates, have fused (closed), you cannot grow any taller.
Answered on May 17, 2013
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Diamond answered
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No: It appears that growth hormone helps reach predicted height only.
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