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Did I stop growing? What can a teen do to grow taller?
I’m 14 years old and have been 5’6 for about a few months now and I’m not sure if I should be worried or not. I hit my first growth spurt back in 4th grade when I was 4’9 and grew, by the time I was in 6th grade I was 5’1 . Then 7th grade came and I grew 5 more inches. By the time the pandemic started I was 5’6. I started 8th grade and finished 8th grade (currently about to go to 9th) and still haven’t grown a single inch. The doctor says I have a lot of testosterone and should be exercising more so I did but no signs of growth yet. Is there a certain exercise or medication or any remedies I can take to increase my height or maximize it?
Community Director's note
Learn more with Dr. Siobhan Pittock, pediatric endocrinologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in this podcast:
How do kids grow? - Mayo Clinic Press
"The best we can do is take good care of our kids so they grow to their maximum potential: make sure they get plenty of sleep, eat a nutritious diet, and have healthy, realistic expectations."
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Hello, I am a 16 year old afab i don’t identify with my gender lol, but i have always wanted to be tall, i haven’t grown since the 6th grade, and every time i go to the doctors they say i’m 5’3 or 5’2. Am i done growing?
Pleas Anyone tell me I am 14 and didn’t growed taller since I was 13 and my voice is changing and I haven’t got a growth spurt yet and I am in puberty since I was 13 2/4 what should I do? My father and my bigger brother is 5.8 and I am 5’3 for 14 my brother was like 5’8 when he was 14.have I stopped growing?
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Welcome to Connect!
Children go into puberty at different ages- that’s why you’ll see a big height difference in boys at your age.
You have not stopped growing. It sounds like you are still in early puberty.
If you want a confirmation of where you are in puberty and growth you can ask your pediatrician or family doctor to show you.
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3 Reactions@astaingegerdm . my body produces semen and I have like some mustache too my voice is slightly starting to change now. Can u tell me am I really in early puberty
@burhhhh
I can’t tell you for sure that you are in early puberty, but you are definitely not finished.
By examining you, a doctor can tell what stage you are in/ there are 5 stages- called Tanner stages. Tanner 1 prepubescent and Tanner 5 adult.
A doctor can also do an X-ray of a wrist to see what your growth plate looks like.
Do you have a doctor you see for physicals etc?
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1 ReactionOk thxxx
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1 ReactionI’m 16 and 5’4, all of my brothers are 6ft +. I found out that my growth plates are wide open, but also when I was a baby I had a bmt at 4-5 months old because I had scid. Will I continue to grow and at least his 5’7/9?
I last had a growth spurt when I was 14 and I grew to about 171cm and I turned 17 recently have had no height growth since then. I’ve been hoping for another growth spurt and am yet to see one. Will I grow anymore?
@leaf1765, I recommed reading through the comments in this discussion:
- Did I stop growing?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/did-i-stop-growing-at-14/
How tall are your parents?
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1 ReactionI'm 15 year old male and I'm 5'10. My dad is 6'1 and my mam is 5'5. Will I grow anymore?