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Having Proper Diet. Medicine To Increase Height?
Hi! So I just turned 13 years old in this year. I m a girl from Denmark and I m in the puberty , so I think a lot about my height and stuff. At the moment I m 5 5(165.6 cm). My dad is 6 1(185 cm), while my mom is 5 3(161 cm). I had a huge growth spurt, and went from 5 2(158 cm) to 5 5. I m just a little worried now, cause I got my period for 2 months ago. When I was 2 years old, my dad and I went to the doctor. They said, I was going to be as tall as my dad 5 10(178 cm), but now I m not so sure. Do I still grow? I m healthy and drink only water and milk, and I m very active. Thank you for your answer :)
Mon, 3 Sep 2012
Hi Stephanie,
You seem to have a pretty good height for your age.But as for your wish,you want to be much taller.well you need not worry,though you have attained puberty,you might grow a few more inches upto the age of 16-18.so may be you reach the height of 5ft10in,as you wish.but it all depends upon your growth hormone and ofcourse your genes,whereas you know that you do have tall parents.so chances of you growing taller is more likely.so all the best Stephanie.On the other hand i also request you to not be disheartened if you do not grow as tall as you wish coz your height is quite a good one for a female.take care.life suceeds even then.
You seem to have a pretty good height for your age.But as for your wish,you want to be much taller.well you need not worry,though you have attained puberty,you might grow a few more inches upto the age of 16-18.so may be you reach the height of 5ft10in,as you wish.but it all depends upon your growth hormone and ofcourse your genes,whereas you know that you do have tall parents.so chances of you growing taller is more likely.so all the best Stephanie.On the other hand i also request you to not be disheartened if you do not grow as tall as you wish coz your height is quite a good one for a female.take care.life suceeds even then.
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