Why am i not growing any

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[email protected] says...
> Hello
>
> I am 16, and I am about 5'3" or 5'4" (it seems to vary)
> I've been about that height since age 14 1/2. I take a
> vitamin, I eat well, but I'm not growing any!

Not growing any what? Balls? Boobs? Hair?

> My sister is still taller than me even.

Oh, you mean why aren't you getting taller. Heh.

> My parents are 5'9" and 5'2". Could there be anything that
> has interupted my growth?

Have you been smoking? That will stunt your growth.

Or you could just be a runt. Seems like every litter has
one.

If you're a guy, then you can make up for being short by
becoming a bulked-up weightlifter -- nobody will call
you "short" if you can kick their ass. If you're a girl,
then just try to enhance your shortness by looking and
acting cute.

"orang.utan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> I am 16, and I am about 5'3" or 5'4" (it seems to vary)
> I've been about that height since age 14 1/2. I take a
> vitamin, I eat well, but I'm not growing any! My sister is
> still taller than me even. My parents are 5'9" and 5'2".
> Could there be anything that has interupted my growth?

Most of your growth occurs before you are 16. You might grow
a couple of inches yet. You should talk to your doctor.

Jeff

On 25 May 2004 14:35:54 -0700, [email protected] (orang.utan)
wrote:

>Hello
>
>I am 16, and I am about 5'3" or 5'4" (it seems to vary)
>I've been about that height since age 14 1/2. I take a
>vitamin, I eat well, but I'm not growing any! My sister is
>still taller than me even. My parents are 5'9" and 5'2".
>Could there be anything that has interupted my growth?

Uh, vital information tidbit #1 would be your gender.

male

"PF Riley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 25 May 2004 14:35:54 -0700, [email protected]
> (orang.utan) wrote:
>
> >Hello
> >
> >I am 16, and I am about 5'3" or 5'4" (it seems to vary)
> >I've been about that height since age 14 1/2. I take a
> >vitamin, I eat well, but I'm not growing any! My sister
> >is still taller than me even. My parents are 5'9" and
> >5'2". Could there be anything that has interupted my
> >growth?
>
> Uh, vital information tidbit #1 would be your gender.

Why is this so vital?

On 2004-05-26 08:01:17 -0400, "Jeff" <[email protected]> said:

>
> "PF Riley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On 25 May 2004 14:35:54 -0700, [email protected]
>> (orang.utan) wrote:
>>
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> I am 16, and I am about 5'3" or 5'4" (it seems to vary)
>>> I've been about that height since age 14 1/2. I take a
>>> vitamin, I eat well, but I'm not growing any! My sister
>>> is still taller than me even. My parents are 5'9" and
>>> 5'2". Could there be anything that has interupted my
>>> growth?
>>
>> Uh, vital information tidbit #1 would be your gender.
>
> Why is this so vital?

Using standard data available from the CDC, a 5'4" 16 y/o
male is in the 7th percentile for height, whereas a female
of the same age and height is in the 49th percentile.
Calculating the OP's midparental height yields a predicted
height of 5'8". These are, of course, only estimates.

Jeff <[email protected]> wrote:

: "PF Riley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
: news:[email protected]...
: > On 25 May 2004 14:35:54 -0700, [email protected]
: > (orang.utan) wrote:
: >
: > >Hello
: > >
: > >I am 16, and I am about 5'3" or 5'4" (it seems to vary)
: > >I've been about that height since age 14 1/2. I take a
: > >vitamin, I eat well, but I'm not growing any! My sister
: > >is still taller than me even. My parents are 5'9" and
: > >5'2". Could there be anything that has interupted my
: > >growth?
: >
: > Uh, vital information tidbit #1 would be your gender.

: Why is this so vital?

My spidey sense says that the average height of a female is
less than that of a male. The poster also states that they
have not grown any for 1.5 yrs.

Emma

orang.utan writes:

> I am 16, and I am about 5'3" or 5'4" (it seems to vary)
> I've been about that height since age 14 1/2. I take a
> vitamin, I eat well, but I'm not growing any! My sister is
> still taller than me even. My parents are 5'9" and 5'2".
> Could there be anything that has interupted my growth?

It's hard to say based on this alone. You may have reached
your adult height. Most boys tend to grow slowly throughout
their adolescence, often continuing into their early 20s,
but the increment after the age of 16 or so may be small.
There is much individual variation.

I reached my final height before my 14th birthday, as I
recall. The same influences that can cause you to grow very
quickly can also cause your bones to fuse early, stopping
growth. Girls grow very quickly before menarche but they
stop growing relatively early; boys grow more slowly and
later but continue growing for a longer period.

A good indicator of adult height is an estimate based on the
height of parents. Your father is average; your mother is 1
SD below the mean. So you may finish 0.5 SD below the mean
for men, or about 5'8". This is very approximate, though.
Only time will tell. The heights of other family members
might give you hints as well.

At your height, there isn't really anything wrong, even
though you might be shorter than you'd like to be. My guess
is that you'll grow a bit more and then stop, although a
late spurt cannot be excluded. Have you already had a period
of very rapid growth in recent years?

--
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me directly.

On Wed, 26 May 2004 08:01:17 -0400, "Jeff" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>"PF Riley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On 25 May 2004 14:35:54 -0700, [email protected]
>> (orang.utan) wrote:
>>
>> >Hello
>> >
>> >I am 16, and I am about 5'3" or 5'4" (it seems to vary)
>> >I've been about that height since age 14 1/2. I take a
>> >vitamin, I eat well, but I'm not growing any! My sister
>> >is still taller than me even. My parents are 5'9" and
>> >5'2". Could there be anything that has interupted my
>> >growth?
>>
>> Uh, vital information tidbit #1 would be your gender.
>
>Why is this so vital?

Because if a 16-year-old girl who had been menstruating
since age 10 was 5'3" or 5'4" and hadn't grown in 1.5 years,
this would be normal.

PF

Jeff writes:

> Why is this so vital?

A height of 5'4" is a completely normal adult height for
women, but it's about 2.5 SDs below the mean for men.

--
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me directly.

"Emma Chase VanCott" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Jeff <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> : "PF Riley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> : news:[email protected]...
> : > On 25 May 2004 14:35:54 -0700, [email protected]
> : > (orang.utan) wrote:
> : >
> : > >Hello
> : > >
> : > >I am 16, and I am about 5'3" or 5'4" (it seems to
> : > >vary) I've been about that height since age 14 1/2. I
> : > >take a vitamin, I eat well, but I'm not growing any!
> : > >My sister is still taller than me even. My parents
> : > >are 5'9" and 5'2". Could there be anything that has
interupted
> : > >my growth?
> : >
> : > Uh, vital information tidbit #1 would be your gender.
>
> : Why is this so vital?
>
>
> My spidey sense says that the average height of a female
> is less than that of a male. The poster also states that
> they have not grown any for 1.5 yrs.

That's true. Regardless how tall this person is based on
his perdicted height, he has concerns that are best
answered by a doctor.

Jeff

>
> Emma
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