Am I in some kind of "growth pause"?

Posted by kelvinnguyen @kelvinnguyen, Mar 10 2:56pm

I'm male, I'm 15 years old and 5`9. I haven't grown since late 13 or lets just say since my 14th birthday. But during summer last year when I was still 14 my height once increased for half a centimeter in a few days but I havent expierienced any growth after that, so basically I haven't grown any taller.

I hit my growth spurt at around 11. All aspect are normal, for a few months at 14 years old I had a few months of less sleep but anything else checks out, my tanner stage (4) is on time, I grew armpit hair at mid 14. But I grew like a mustache pretty early but its growth has increased since late mid 14.

But despite all that already happening I haven't grown in height for a year like I already said, not an inch since late 13-14. Is my body on a growth pause, if so, how long do they last? Is this normal, do you know about any other teen who expierienced something similar?

(could it be because I'm asian?)

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@sueinmn Did they have pauses though? Like year long pauses? Or slow phases then faster again?

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@fuhrer99 I remember when my brother was self conscious because his 16yo girlfriend was exactly his height. 4 years later he was 3 inches taller. Kids often go through periods of slow/no growth in height but continue to gain muscle, then later grow again.
Have you asked your Dad how old he was when he stopped getting taller?

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@fuhrer99 I remember when my brother was self conscious because his 16yo girlfriend was exactly his height. 4 years later he was 3 inches taller. Kids often go through periods of slow/no growth in height but continue to gain muscle, then later grow again.
Have you asked your Dad how old he was when he stopped getting taller?

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@sueinmn i havent asked him . But how old was your brother when his height was equal to his girlfriend?

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