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Community Conversation => Youth talk => Topic started by: Vincent J on March 03, 2017, 06:18:58 PM

Title: Testosterone and height?
Post by: Vincent J on March 03, 2017, 06:18:58 PM
OK.. so I have pretty much been the same height since I was 12.. I am almost 17. Am I perhaps too old now, or is there a chance that T will help me grow taller? I have been on it for almost 4 months now and I'm really short so it had me thinking.
Title: Re: Testosterone and height?
Post by: FTMax on March 03, 2017, 11:56:00 PM
It depends on whether or not your growth plates have fused yet. Since we are talking about height, growth plates in the legs don't typically fuse until age 18-22. So you could maybe still get a few inches.
Title: Re: Testosterone and height?
Post by: Vincent J on March 04, 2017, 06:00:45 AM
This brings me a little hope. Thank you.
Title: Re: Testosterone and height?
Post by: lionheart on March 10, 2017, 03:39:28 PM
It's hard to say for sure because there isn't really enough evidence to do adequate research on the subject, and it differs a lot depending on the person. I started T when I was 15 and I didn't grow at all because like Max said, my plates had already finished fusing. If you haven't grown since you were 12, I wouldn't get your hopes up too high, but you never know.