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Is There Any Medicine That Can Help Grow Taller ?

hello,I entered my 24 year 2 months ago and I,m 167 cm tall. I always wanted to get taller. 2 years ago i started to take GH as a try to get taller and the doctor told me that i should sleep enough and eat good, and as a 21 years old guy i was staying up till late hours and therefore i didn't eat well. As a result I didn't benefit from that...Now I still want to get taller in I think i well take it more seriously because I want it so bad, so if there is any way or medicine I can take to get taller please tell me?!!
Mon, 23 Dec 2013
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Hi. I can understand your concerns. In today's environment look good is very important for young people like yourself but as a neurologist once said to me when I went to him with the same problem, he said,"its what in your head that matters".

Height of any individual is genetically controlled and it depends on the height of your parents.If your parents are short statured then most probably you will be short statured too. There is formula for rough estimate of height.
For Boys height=(HEIGHT OF FATHER IN CM +HEIGHT OF MOTHER IN CM/2) +13
For Girls Height=(HEIGHT OF FATHER IN CM +HEIGHT OF MOTHER IN CM/2) - 13
If your height falls within this range its perfectly normal.

Now coming back to your main concern about using any drug to gain height.
At your age no drug can increase your height. A normal human grows till the age of 16-20 years and then achieves the maximum height. There is a thing in your bones called GROWTH PLATES. They allow the bones to grow.But around the age of 16-20 years the GROWTH PLATES fuse with the rest of your bones and then the bones can't grow any further. So, at your age no drug can help increase your height.
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Is There Any Medicine That Can Help Grow Taller ?

Hi. I can understand your concerns. In today s environment look good is very important for young people like yourself but as a neurologist once said to me when I went to him with the same problem, he said, its what in your head that matters . Height of any individual is genetically controlled and it depends on the height of your parents.If your parents are short statured then most probably you will be short statured too. There is formula for rough estimate of height. For Boys height=(HEIGHT OF FATHER IN CM +HEIGHT OF MOTHER IN CM/2) +13 For Girls Height=(HEIGHT OF FATHER IN CM +HEIGHT OF MOTHER IN CM/2) - 13 If your height falls within this range its perfectly normal. Now coming back to your main concern about using any drug to gain height. At your age no drug can increase your height. A normal human grows till the age of 16-20 years and then achieves the maximum height. There is a thing in your bones called GROWTH PLATES. They allow the bones to grow.But around the age of 16-20 years the GROWTH PLATES fuse with the rest of your bones and then the bones can t grow any further. So, at your age no drug can help increase your height.