Are there any growth spurts I should wait for?
2006-08-28 17:07:33 · 23 answers · asked by MFille 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
u have a couple of more yrs to grow....but u can help it by swimmin n playin basket ball..........
2006-08-28 17:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by hidimba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a "bone age" xray of your hand, then check the Greulich and Pyle atlas of bone age. You can predict your ultimate height from the tables in the back. Genetics has probably dealt you the short straw (little joke) unless your bone age is way behind your chronological age of 15. Even shots of growth hormone injections won't make you any taller once you are done growing. The ultimate option, of course, is to stretch your legs surgically, but no surgeon in his right mind would do this for someone whose height is relatively normal, and 5'2" is in the normal range, I'm afraid. Another rough estimate of your growth remaining, if you are a girl, is to figure that you won't grow much more after you have had regular periods for two or more years.
2006-08-29 00:17:42 · answer #2 · answered by ebemdpa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one can make you taller! But you probably still have a growth spurt coming coming. You should look back into your family and see how tall they are. That should give you some idea on how tall you will get.
2006-08-29 00:14:34 · answer #3 · answered by silverboy470 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a 3 inch groth spirt at age 17. I was taking good multiple vitimans and eating better then I had as a younger teen and in that year I went from 5-3 to 5-6. So you still have a chance to grow some there.
2006-08-29 00:16:14 · answer #4 · answered by ozark_grandma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have passed your primary growth spurt (that usually happens at around 11-12 for girls), but it's still possible to put on a couple of inches. Never say never until you're around 18.
2006-08-29 00:15:45 · answer #5 · answered by freedomnow1950 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure your only fifteen. I am seventeen and i was your height until i was in the tenth grade, but now i am 5'5" and a half so sure there's hope. My mom buys a lot of dairy products and we eat a lot of vegetables. The thing is we get up and do yoga so if your up to being taller that would be the way to go.
2006-08-29 00:12:25 · answer #6 · answered by ArDene'e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may grow taller, you may not, only time will tell, but either way you shouldn't let it bother you. I'm only 5 foot and I love it and the men do too! Try not to let it get to you. Look a little closer and you'll start to notice the advantages too. Maybe even post another question asking people.
2006-08-29 00:47:48 · answer #7 · answered by mediaevalprincess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was 6 feet tall when I was 15yo - but as a guy, that wasn't unusual - just different from my classmates - some were a full foot shorter. When we left school at 18yo, most were as tall as me.
IN most cases, the best way for a 15you to get taller is....eat a healthy diet, exercise and.........wait.
2006-08-29 00:20:13 · answer #8 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are 15.... wait till you are 20 then you can say something about being 5'2" for now, you have time to grow.
2006-08-29 00:11:39 · answer #9 · answered by JenM_02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There will be 2 more groth cycles for u 15 is young u will hit one in a year and one b4 you are 18 u will get talled dont worry pluss i like short women there hot!!!
2006-08-29 00:11:16 · answer #10 · answered by Tom M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being that your only 15, don't worry you're still growing. But what's wrong with your height. I'm almost 22 and I'm barely 5'2", and I love it.
2006-08-29 00:11:30 · answer #11 · answered by teeniey37 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋