Monday, October 18, 2010

Will i have growth spurts later in my teen years since i started puberty late?

i am 17 and i havent really had a growth spurt yet, im 5'7 and i have only grew about and inch a year. i started pubert about 2 years ago and i was wondering if i could grow to about 6'0 still cuz all my male cuzins have grown about that tall but they started puberty earlieWill i have growth spurts later in my teen years since i started puberty late?
It can happen, but may or may not. I was late both to hit puberty and my adult height (about 6'1), but height depends on a lot of things, including genetics, nutrition, exercise, and various other factors completely outside our control. Bottom line... be happy with who you are inside, not your physical dimensions... if you stay 5'7 at least you won't bang your head into quite as many chandeliers and such. ;)
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You might not have a spurt - but you won't stop growing till your mid-late twenties.
Males continue to grow throughout their college years, so you may grow some more. If your parents are tall it is more likely you will be tall.
Oh my. Here's my story. My sister and my cousin are the same age, 3 weeks apart. By their Senior year she was towering over him. He was called the "tuba with legs".
She stopped growing he however did not. He is by far taller than him now LOL just took a few more years. By the time they were in their mid 20's he was the one that was taller.

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