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Is Physical Growth Possible At The Age Of 18?

Hello, I m an 18 year old female. I starved myself from the age of 13 to about 17, and during that time, I rarely had my period, and I was worried about my hormonal development. I read that low estrogen levels can effect bone development or cause heart issues, as well as affect fertility later on. I have since gained a bit of weight (around 5 4 and 91 lb as opposed to around 75 at the worst time) and my period has become more regular, but I was wondering whether I still had the time to develop regularly since I m on the tail end of puberty. If not, would estrogen supplements help?
Wed, 7 Oct 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
Physical growth is not possible after you complete your adolescence as all the growing end of long bones would have fused.
Once the growth of long bones is complete after the growing age, it is not possible to increase the height naturally.
It is not recommended to take any hormone supplements without proper medical evaluation and monitoring.
In case you really need to increase your height later, there are surgical methods like Ilizarov technique which can give increase in height. It needs to be done by a good Orthopedic surgeon. It takes about 1 year to get appreciable results.
Hope the information provided would be useful.
All the best.
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Is Physical Growth Possible At The Age Of 18?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. Physical growth is not possible after you complete your adolescence as all the growing end of long bones would have fused. Once the growth of long bones is complete after the growing age, it is not possible to increase the height naturally. It is not recommended to take any hormone supplements without proper medical evaluation and monitoring. In case you really need to increase your height later, there are surgical methods like Ilizarov technique which can give increase in height. It needs to be done by a good Orthopedic surgeon. It takes about 1 year to get appreciable results. Hope the information provided would be useful. All the best.