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About Kids & Teens | Last Active: Mar 19 12:55pm | Replies (2)
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@baattrii
Welcome to Connect!
I understand it must be confusing for you to see yourself shorter than the other family members.
I don’t think you can do anything yourself to grow more.
However, you should ask your pediatrician or primary care physician to evaluate your growth. There are tests that can predict any further growth.
Can you please give us an update after your doctor visit?
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My son was the second shortest kid in school. He always was in the 15 percentile for growth/height. At age of 15 he said that the kids are making fun of him-his voice is high, there is no hair on his legs and he is short. At 15.5 years of age he had a tremendous growth spurt of about 6 inches with growing pains. Grew at 22 years of age (without medication) to almost 6 feet tall. Have your doctor to look into this matter including doing tests for pituitary hormones (i.e. growth hormone). Maybe your height is normal/not normal for you. Find out.