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Are There Medications That Would Help Improve Height At Age 17?

m a student of age 17 i hav an average height oh 5.5 feet....how can i increase my height...i tried all physical measures (nt conslted a doc) bt had a more health wise growth rather dan height....plez suggest me any doc or any treatment n its details...plez...i ll be thankful...
Mon, 30 Jun 2014
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Dear friend gender plays important role in determining upto which age height can be increased, which you have not specified.
Usually increment in the height of boys stop by the age of 16 to 18 but in rare cases height may increase up to age of 20 in case of boys though rarely. The chances of increase in height of girls have some lower age limits than for boys. Chances of increase of height there after either with exercises or food supplements & medications too are 0 percent as growth plates fuse by this age.
Dont feel bad dear but chances of your height getting increased are very less. Still you can try your level best as you may have a year or two to increase your height.
So you can have healthy food & try jumping & stretching exercises which may by chance help to increase your height.
But increase in height also depends on genetic history which is also lacking.
So no need to consult doctor who wont give any other advice. Do not run behind any kind of medications & injections , which will do nothing other than giving false hopes & waste your money.
One more thing you can do is you can use foot wares with high hills which will increase your height apparently.
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Are There Medications That Would Help Improve Height At Age 17?

Dear friend gender plays important role in determining upto which age height can be increased, which you have not specified. Usually increment in the height of boys stop by the age of 16 to 18 but in rare cases height may increase up to age of 20 in case of boys though rarely. The chances of increase in height of girls have some lower age limits than for boys. Chances of increase of height there after either with exercises or food supplements & medications too are 0 percent as growth plates fuse by this age. Dont feel bad dear but chances of your height getting increased are very less. Still you can try your level best as you may have a year or two to increase your height. So you can have healthy food & try jumping & stretching exercises which may by chance help to increase your height. But increase in height also depends on genetic history which is also lacking. So no need to consult doctor who wont give any other advice. Do not run behind any kind of medications & injections , which will do nothing other than giving false hopes & waste your money. One more thing you can do is you can use foot wares with high hills which will increase your height apparently.