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Suggest Medication For Height Growth At 21

hi my name is zoya.....can i increase my height...??my height is 5.1"...and my age is 21 yrs....and my weight is 45 kg so if there is any medicine without any side affects may be dr. ayurveda growth taller medicine or any else plz do let me know...plz help me m very short and i want to grow taller?is there any option for me?plz suggest the best medicine for me which can help me in enhancing my height.....n can i know dat intake of growth tallers increases our weight and makes us very fatty....or else had many side effects...
i have heard all these rumours...plz let me know and help me....
Fri, 23 May 2014
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Dear Zoya,

First of all, please do not get influenced by any advertisement or health product which claim to boost your growth hormone & increase height...it may be harmful.

Height of an individual is determined by Genetics, Environmental & Nutritional factors and Hormonal factors (most important the Growth Hormone secreted by pituitary gland in brain)
An individual stops growing in height after the fusion of the Epiphyses (growth plates) of the long bones, which occurs by the age of 16-18 yrs in females.

So...as you are 21 yrs old now, the fusion of epiphyses might have taken place.
An X ray for bone age determination can be taken to look for the same.
Under such circumstances, enhancement in height can be possible only through surgical measures.
Kindly consult an Orthopedician & discuss regarding this.

Wishing you Good Health.
Take care.
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Suggest Medication For Height Growth At 21

Dear Zoya, First of all, please do not get influenced by any advertisement or health product which claim to boost your growth hormone & increase height...it may be harmful. Height of an individual is determined by Genetics, Environmental & Nutritional factors and Hormonal factors (most important the Growth Hormone secreted by pituitary gland in brain) An individual stops growing in height after the fusion of the Epiphyses (growth plates) of the long bones, which occurs by the age of 16-18 yrs in females. So...as you are 21 yrs old now, the fusion of epiphyses might have taken place. An X ray for bone age determination can be taken to look for the same. Under such circumstances, enhancement in height can be possible only through surgical measures. Kindly consult an Orthopedician & discuss regarding this. Wishing you Good Health. Take care.