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Will I grow much taller?

t.s.r.

Hi,
I'm a girl, just turned 17 and am 176 cm tall.
Do you think I will grow much taller? And if so, how much?
I would really like to stop growing already, I'm so tall!

Reply 1

Birkenhead

Very unlikely. Girls stop growing almost always much earlier than 17.

Reply 2

Black Cat

You will grow until your mid 20s and will most likely hit 180cm+

Reply 3

Birkenhead

Original post by Black Cat

You will grow until your mid 20s and will most likely hit 180cm+

? Most girls stop growing at 14/15...

Reply 4

NerdyMeg

Original post by Birkenhead

? Most girls stop growing at 14/15...

That is a wrong conception. I have grown 3 inch since I was 14.

Reply 5

Birkenhead

Original post by NerdyMeg

That is a wrong conception. I have grown 3 inch since I was 14.

That is known as an anomaly.

Reply 6

NerdyMeg

Original post by Birkenhead

That is known as an anomaly.

A girl grows till she is 18. Hormones are produced but in less quantity after 14/15.

Reply 7

Birkenhead

Original post by NerdyMeg

A girl grows till she is 18. Hormones are produced but in less quantity after 14/15.

That's incorrect. Obviously hormones continue to be produced (!), but most girls stop growing around two years after their first period, and since most girls experience their first period around age 12, this means that most girls stop growing around age 14.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/mobileart.asp?articlekey=92709&page=7
http://www.drugs.com/cg/puberty-in-girls.html

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 8

NerdyMeg

Original post by Birkenhead

That's incorrect. Most girls stop growing around two years after their first period, and since most girls experience their first period around age 12, this means that most girls stop growing around age 14.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/mobileart.asp?articlekey=92709&page=7
http://www.drugs.com/cg/puberty-in-girls.html

So my case was an exception....I see