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Does Testosterone stunt growth in height?

Started by PeterSteele, May 08, 2016, 12:46:18 PM

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PeterSteele

I know they don't get you any taller but if you take Testosterone before your done with growing in height (Teen years) Does is make you stunt growth? I've heard it on some sites but I'm not so sure what to believe.
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Dena

Estrogen stops the growth process and that's why women tend to be shorter than men. Some women may not be as sensitive to estrogen or have lower estrogen levels or a latter start resulting in more height. As a male, I continued to add height into my early 20's even though I had some beard growth and an extremely low voice.

The primary question is if estrogen has ended the bone growth cycle. If it has, you can only expect a minor increase in height. If not, several more inches are possible.
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PeterSteele

Quote from: Dena on May 08, 2016, 12:52:20 PM
Estrogen stops the growth process and that's why women tend to be shorter than men. Some women may not be as sensitive to estrogen or have lower estrogen levels or a latter start resulting in more height. As a male, I continued to add height into my early 20's even though I had some beard growth and an extremely low voice.

The primary question is if estrogen has ended the bone growth cycle. If it has, you can only expect a minor increase in height. If not, several more inches are possible.
Thank You this really helped. So if I do take it before my bone growth stops, Will I increase in height? If so how much?
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Dena

There are far to many unknown factors for me to say. For example if you started blockers in your early teens you could have the maximum height potential. I have a tall mother and father but I turned out 3 inches shorter than my father. My brothers son is over 3 inches taller than me even though his mother was short. Where I to give you a number it would be a guess.
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Laura_7

Quote from: PeterSteele on May 08, 2016, 03:00:11 PM
Thank You this really helped. So if I do take it before my bone growth stops, Will I increase in height? If so how much?

Many people of all ages on t report a growth in height , an inch or more.
Many also report growth of one ore more in shoe size.

T is not the only factor in growth.
There are some nutritients which it may be a good idea to avoid.
You might look them up.


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CrazyCatMan

Quote from: Laura_7 on May 08, 2016, 03:49:16 PM
Many people of all ages on t report a growth in height , an inch or more.
Many also report growth of one ore more in shoe size.

T is not the only factor in growth.
There are some nutritients which it may be a good idea to avoid.
You might look them up.


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Is there anyway to prevent growth on T. I would like to take T in the future but i'm scared of the side effects. I got a deformed hip and any more growth could be a problem. Sorry to distract from the original conversation.
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Laura_7

Quote from: CrazyCatMan on May 08, 2016, 04:04:45 PM
Is there anyway to prevent growth on T. I would like to take T in the future but i'm scared of the side effects. I got a deformed hip and any more growth could be a problem. Sorry to distract from the original conversation.

If people of all ages report a growth it may not be bone related.
There is more to height than bones.
There is cartiladge and muscles in between.
And height is also a matter of gait.
So imo there should be no problem.


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CrazyCatMan

Quote from: Laura_7 on May 08, 2016, 04:07:41 PM
If people of all ages report a growth it may not be bone related.
There is more to height than bones.
There is cartiladge and muscles in between.
And height is also a matter of gait.
So imo there should be no problem.


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unfortunately I have a genetic defect of cartilage that makes it too weak, it is convoluted but it caused my hip deformation :( I guess this question would be best to ask my doctor. but he doesn't know I'm trans and I have had problem with coming out to doctors before. thanks for the hug *hugs back* :D
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Laura_7

Quote from: CrazyCatMan on May 08, 2016, 04:16:05 PM
unfortunately I have a genetic defect of cartilage that makes it too weak, it is convoluted but it caused my hip deformation  I guess this question would be best to ask my doctor. but he doesn't know I'm trans and I have had problem with coming out to doctors before. thanks for the hug *hugs back* :D

I would presume if any T would make cartiladge stronger.

You may ask that a doc right before you start hormones ... the one who is going to prescribe it ...
or you could simply do a few phone calls to endocrinologists treating trans people ...

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Kylo

Yes, I've heard of this. In the past, boys who didn't grow tall enough fast enough were sometimes prescribed T and it prematurely caused growth to stop, the exact opposite effect they were trying to get for those kids. In fact I just watched a movie and on the extras one of the actors mentions this exact thing happening to him as a boy, and his resultant height was 5'2".

But that's because T is crucial for max growth in kids at a certain age range, and T was given to them during this period, telling their bones to essentially round off and quit growing.
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FtMitch

I know this is not a helpful answer in some ways, but I would take this question to a doctor.  There are WAY too many variables for someone who is not a doctor who fully understands your individual growth cycle to be able to give you an accurate answer.  The variables when it comes to how people grow are practically endless.  Everyone reaches a stage in their life where their bodies recognize they have reached adulthood and the bones seal off (otherwise everyone would continue to grow their entire lives and human beings would be massively tall), but when that is depends greatly on a variety of different things that are different for every person.  Also, how tall you get is dependent on multiple factors as well.  We can all give you guesstimates, but no one can be as accurate about this as a doctor can.

Truthfully, if you are a fully grown adult then T is unlikely to change your height much at all.  Why?  Because your bones cannot grow anymore so it is just cartilage and muscle that changes, if anything does.  But if you are a teen, that is completely different and how T will effect your height depends on where you are in your growth cycle.  Hormones are part of what causes kids to grow, but a certain level of hormones also works as a sign to the body that the person is a fully grown adult and it's time to STOP growing.  So, like I said, this is really something a doctor who has studied these things is best qualified to answer.
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