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Slow height growth
Slow height gain is a condition where children do not grow as quickly as predicted by the height growth curves for their age.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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So does early masturation slow height growth ?
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What is the definition or description of: Slow height growth?
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Will bodybuiling at sixteen and a half slow my height growth, im just 5'7ft?
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Im 17 turning 18 this year Would a protein powder with ceratine Stunt or slow down my height growth?
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A 32-year old asked:
Help! need to know if there's a mental issue or slowness that can cause a speech impediment, such as not being able to form words?
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Does acetone cause numbness/slowness in your fingers?
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Is slowness or sluggishness thyroid or depression?
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What are these symptoms of? Lethargy, slowness, grim outlook
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Can slowness/difficulty in reading come from lack of detailed reading (looking at headings, titles, skimming/not reading content often) or dyslexia?
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Not feeling depressed but doctor put me on abulify for unbearable fatigue and "slowness" shes not sure itsmood or my uctd, how would abulify help?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Can a food allergy cause mental slowness/confusion? I have new food allergies (IgE testing) and trying to make sense of it all. Thanks!
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A 31-year old male asked:
I am a experiencing a tremor like feeling internally. I have no external tremors that I can see. Also for the last week I have had dark dreams that wake me up at 4am everyday. No noticeable stiffness or slowness. Parkinsons possible?
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A 33-year old male asked:
On 100mcg of Levothyroxine but still feel sluggish, anxious, mental slowness, and lack of motivation. Possible other underlying issues?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I m 21 year old having headaches nausea heaviness in eyes slowness in hand feet movement fatigue shortness in breath panic condition racing heart ????
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A 20-year old female asked about a 48-year old female:
What is the diagnosis of the women who feels extremely tired, have slow movements and sleep after lunch for 20 min and can't gets up.
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A 31-year old male asked:
I am experiencing premature ejaculation during masturbation, even the slow movements doesn't help nor stop and start method is effective. How can i control this??? It's just spontaneous excitement buildup and feels as if testis got full immediately?
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A 18-year old male asked about a male:
Is it true your height growth slows down before a growth spurt?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Can excessive GH minus acromegaly cause growth plates to slow or reopen in adults causing height to stop growing & then restart again 12 yrs later?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Sir,my age is 18 and my height is 5f 2cm iam observing my height from 15 but there is slow growth why this happens there is any possible for 5f.7cms?
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A male asked:
Poor nutrition slows growth but will it affect final height?
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A 20-year old female asked about a female:
My cousin is 14, 4'11''& 112 lbs. Her parents are slim, 5'6'' & 6'3'' each. She wants to find why her growth was slow &gain height.What can we do?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I am 22 years old and 6'1 tall. I have been this height since I was 17-18. I read in that some cases, men stop growing for a bit between 16-20, then end up growing a bit more after 21-22. Does a slow growth rate mean my growth plates have closed?
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A 16-year old male asked:
Can dehydration stunt height growth?When you didn't drink enough water only for 1 day,can it stunt your growth and can your growth become slow because of that?
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A 22-year old male asked:
If a 7month baby grows,are there such things as late developments and late growth in specification to height?
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A 21-year old male asked about a 17-year old male:
At what age height growth stop?
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A 39-year old asked:
What are some height growth tips?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Height growth after 19 please help me?
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A 44-year old asked:
Does iron help in teenage growth in height?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is height growth is possible after 20years?How?
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Does much ejaculation increase growth by height?
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