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Who had a growth spurt after they turned 18? (Men)

Hello there,

I'm an 18 year old male and I'm very short for my age, only 5'2". Did anyone out there have a growth spurt after they turned 18? Does anyone have friends or relatives who had growth spurts when they were 18+?

Also, for those of you who grew post-18 but wouldn't describe it as a 'growth spurt' how much did you increase?

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.

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Reply 1
No replies? If anyone has comments about height it would be great to hear your opinions.
I'm 18 and 6'2" and I swear every few weeks when I see my uni friends, I'm a little more taller than them each time. It's not too late...
(edited 13 years ago)
Reply 3
I'm not yet 18 but when I thought I stopped growing at 16 I had a growth spurt and am now 6'1". My brother also had a growth spurt whilst at uni and is now 6' after being about 5' 10". Hope it all works out for you :smile:
Reply 4
I'm 5ft7 and have been since year 10 (year 13 now) Just don't think I'm gonna grow :/
Reply 5
Well, if you drink some hormones?
Reply 6
Original post by Anonymous
Hello there,

I'm an 18 year old male and I'm very short for my age, only 5'2". Did anyone out there have a growth spurt after they turned 18? Does anyone have friends or relatives who had growth spurts when they were 18+?

Also, for those of you who grew post-18 but wouldn't describe it as a 'growth spurt' how much did you increase?

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.


had main growth spurt at 15 and then grew very slowly until 21, only couple more inches
Reply 7
I'm sorry to say you're probably ****ed by now mate
Reply 8
i'm 17 and only about 5'1 - 5'2 as well
Reply 9
I am 6ft1 aged 19, been this tall since about 16ish I guess
Original post by Anonymous

Original post by Anonymous
Hello there,

I'm an 18 year old male and I'm very short for my age, only 5'2". Did anyone out there have a growth spurt after they turned 18? Does anyone have friends or relatives who had growth spurts when they were 18+?

Also, for those of you who grew post-18 but wouldn't describe it as a 'growth spurt' how much did you increase?

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.


i did, grew about 6 inches between 18 and 19
Reply 11
a couple of my mates had a growth spurt of about 6 inches after they turned 20, they're about 6'1 now. Im approaching 21 and i havent had it :frown: i guess to some extent it depends if you have it in the family genes.
Only just read this now and it’s 7 years down the line, just out of interest, did you grow at all?
Original post by Tottenham18
Only just read this now and it’s 7 years down the line, just out of interest, did you grow at all?


Ha! No. But I learned to live with being a shortarse.
Reply 14
173cm here and 18 years old but my face still like a kid's face not an adult's. Do i have chance to reach 185cm ?
Reply 15
Maybe I'm 5'9 and 18 when I was 17 i was 5
Reply 16
That’s so amazing! Self love!!!💘
I turned 18 in March, I’m 6’1 and about 246 lbs
my great grandfather was about 7’0
how tall do you guys think I will be?
I'm had my last growth spurt at 17 I was 5'4 when I turned 17 and when I was nearly 18 I was 5'10
Original post by Anonymous
No replies? If anyone has comments about height it would be great to hear your opinions.


Original post by Tall Man Green
I'm 18 and 6'2" and I swear every few weeks when I see my uni friends, I'm a little more taller than them each time. It's not too late...
Original post by Anonymous
Hello there,

I'm an 18 year old male and I'm very short for my age, only 5'2". Did anyone out there have a growth spurt after they turned 18? Does anyone have friends or relatives who had growth spurts when they were 18+?

Also, for those of you who grew post-18 but wouldn't describe it as a 'growth spurt' how much did you increase?

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.


In the same boat. Been thinking of getting some growth hormone even though I should've done that 5 years ago or something. ARGH

Never used to care about my height till like a month ago for some reason. Very confusing times