Does height for girls grow at age of 17?

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Answer 1

Varies some: Most will grow about 2.5 in or 5 cm after their first period.The growth centers of females close at this point, which varies from 15-17 in most.There are some that finish sooner or later. An x-ray of the hand can be assessed for bone maturity and likelihood of further growth.

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Growth: If you've completed puberty you aren't likely to grow taller. Girls complete puberty by ages 15 to 17 & for boys it is by ages 16 to 17. However, if one enters puberty late, they will usually also complete it late. Our height is largely determined by genetics (our parents' height). If you are healthy (no unusual causes for stunted growth/ smaller stature) then there is not a way to become taller

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No shortcuts: Your height is genetically predetermined. Have you height checked on an adolescent growth chart.

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Eat, sleep, be happy: Most people reach their maximum height in their late teens. Without nutritional problems or chronic childhood illnesses, height is largely based on genetics and parental heights. Aside from eating right, exercising, sleeping well, and being happy, there's not much a person nor his doctor can do to increase height. Rarely, growth hormone is approved for use in very young, extremely short kids.

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Balanced nutrition: At seventeen your growth centers have limited if any potential for growth and simple measures help the best.Follow a healthy diet, rest and exercise, but no special diet or exercise will alter your genetic potential.If you want to know how much longer you have to grow, an x-ray of your wrist and hand can be analysed for bone maturity.If more like a 14 yo you can grow more,if 17 you are done

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Answer 6

There is no therapy: At age 17, most boys and virtually all girls bone growth plates are closed. Thus growth hormone that may work before the closure of growth plates no longer work. Unfortunately you are stuck with your height.

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Raising HGH by...: Most men stop growing around age 18 but occasionally some grow until age 21. Our height is mostly determined by genetics but taking measures to increase your production of growth hormone might help maximize your potential height. See "http://www.Thebodywellusa.Com/blog/dr-mike-carraghers-top-10-ways-to-increase-your-human-growth-hormone-hgh-levels" for good information on measures that may help.

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Balanced nutrition: At seventeen your growth centers have limited if any potential for growth and simple measures help the best.Follow a healthy diet, rest and exercise, but no special diet or exercise will alter your genetic potential.If you want to know how much longer you have to grow, an x-ray of your wrist and hand can be analysed for bone maturity.Most females stop at 16-17 or within 3 yrs of menses.

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Answer 9

Depends : If you are a girl, it is very likely that you have already finished your growth. When did you start your period? Just after menses, rate of growth slows significantly in girls.

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