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Anonymous #1

when do people stop growing in height? 18?

21ish.

I thought it was 21? :confused:

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Anonymous #1

OP

Ok thanks.

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33.33.33

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21 i think? though i'm not holding any hope for myself :frown:

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Helenia

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Varies between sexes and between individuals. Most girls will have stopped by around 17-19, while boys continue growing for a few years more (thanks to entering puberty later) until 20/21. It's not an exact science and you could only really tell if you've stopped growing by looking at an x-ray of you.

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33.33.33

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Helenia

Varies between sexes and between individuals. Most girls will have stopped by around 17-19, while boys continue growing for a few years more (thanks to entering puberty later) until 20/21. It's not an exact science and you could only really tell if you've stopped growing by looking at an x-ray of you.

how very depressing :frown:

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Anonymous #1

OP

Thanks for all replies!

Helenia

Varies between sexes and between individuals. Most girls will have stopped by around 17-19, while boys continue growing for a few years more (thanks to entering puberty later) until 20/21. It's not an exact science and you could only really tell if you've stopped growing by looking at an x-ray of you.

ok thx, how can looking at an x-ray tell if one has stopped growing?

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Helenia

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Anonymous

Thanks for all replies!
ok thx, how can looking at an x-ray tell if one has stopped growing?

Well, while you're growing, in all your long bones (in your arms and legs) the bone is not actually continuously calcified (hardened). The ends at the joints are, as is the shaft in the middle, but there's a region between those two which is still just cartilage. This is known as the epiphyseal plate. As you stop growing, the ends of the bones gradually fuse with the shafts and the epiphyseal plates disappear (well, they've become calcified) - which you can see on X-rays.

Reply 9

Lush Law

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I'm 19 and I'm still growing. I've grown like 2 inches since I turned 18. I don't want to grow anyone, I'm happy at 6ft 1.

Reply 10

Amnesia

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It very much depends on the individual and your genetics, there is no standard time we can pinpoint where all people will stop growing. Some can stop gowing as early as 16 and others will keep gaining height untill they reach 21.

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james101

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RR

I'm 19 and I'm still growing. I've grown like 2 inches since I turned 18. I don't want to grow anyone, I'm happy at 6ft 1.

Im 19 and around 6ft 2/3, i honestly couldn't say whether im still growing or not, i only found out my height and weight when i changed doctors at the start of the year.

Wouldn't mind being a couple of inches taller though, but i really need to put on more weight as im think as it is. I bet all the small ppl will have something to say about that as im being greedy lol :p:

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Anonymous #2

james101

Im 19 and around 6ft 2/3, i honestly couldn't say whether im still growing or not, i only found out my height and weight when i changed doctors at the start of the year.

Wouldn't mind being a couple of inches taller though, but i really need to put on more weight as im think as it is. I bet all the small ppl will have something to say about that as im being greedy lol :p:

Lol, don't worry about it!

I'm 17 almost 18 and I'm still growing! Which is just as well because I want to be at least 5ft 11" so I've got another 2" to grow!

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Anonymous #1

OP

Ok thanks for all replies. :smile:

Reply 14

TheThirdMan

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Remember your ears will always grow, if you're a man!

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