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Anonymous
Anonymous asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 2 weeks ago

I just turned 18, can i get taller?

I just turned 18 and im 5'6 or so, is it even possible to get any taller whatsoever? working out? foods? maybe hgh?

Update:

I am a male

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  • Truth
    Lv 7
    2 weeks ago

    some folks grow up to age 20

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 weeks ago

    possible, but unlikely.

  • 2 weeks ago

    If you are female, it's not very likely, if male, possible but not super likely.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    2 weeks ago

    your a short butt arent you , spend the rest of your life thinking why you are so short .

  • 2 weeks ago

    well if u gay than no

  • Anonymous
    2 weeks ago

    Most men continue to grow until they’re 26, so I wouldn’t worry about it. My dad went into the army at 6’1” and 18 years old . He got out at 22 and he was 6‘4“ tall

  • Anonymous
    2 weeks ago

    Yo i just turned 18 on april 12 as well

  • 2 weeks ago

    Only if the growth plates in your bones are still open.  The only way to know is to get an x-ray. 

    For most people, growth plates fuse within a year of the end of puberty but there are definitely males who grow in their late teens and early 20's. Once the growth plates fuse/harden, the bones can't grow longer and you can't grow taller. Until that happens, an increase in height is possible.  

  • Andy C
    Lv 7
    2 weeks ago

    That depends greatly on what sex you are. 

  • Anonymous
    2 weeks ago

    HGH and other methods only work until your growth plates close.

    And for males that happens at 14-16

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