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What Causes Less Growth In A 12 Year Old Despite Having Regular Periods?
Question: Daughter is 12.6 years old. Started her period at 10.10 years old and has been extremely regular ever since. She is about 4'11", but doctor says she has only grown 1 inch in last year. She has dropped from 75th percentile to 50th percentile. She is concerned. Should I be concerned??
Brief Answer:
There is no cause for concern
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to Healthcaremagic
Greetings of the day
Dear Ms
Percentiles are only for our reference . There is no reason to worry unless she is below 3rd percentile. Also children do keep growing till age of 19 years . As she is only 12.6 years old she still has growth potential left.
Final height of child is decided by midparental height( Rule of thumb : It's average of height of mother and father ).
Rest be assured there is no cause for concern.
Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you.
Take care
Best regards
Dr Deepak Kaltari
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
There is no cause for concern
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to Healthcaremagic
Greetings of the day
Dear Ms
Percentiles are only for our reference . There is no reason to worry unless she is below 3rd percentile. Also children do keep growing till age of 19 years . As she is only 12.6 years old she still has growth potential left.
Final height of child is decided by midparental height( Rule of thumb : It's average of height of mother and father ).
Rest be assured there is no cause for concern.
Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you.
Take care
Best regards
Dr Deepak Kaltari
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
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