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I m 20 year old my height has stopped from 2 years, can i will grow or not, my height is 5'6?

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Dr. Charles Glassman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Growth: It is unlikely that you will grow anymore. Embrace yourself for who you are and your height. Although a shorter stature seems as though it may put you at a competitive disadvantage in certain areas of life, it is also associated with longevity and should not be something to ever hold you back.

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Answered 6/18/2013

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