I am 23 years old just now and I took shelcal 500 one tab daily, uprise d3 one tab in 15 days interval, ashwagandha twice a day regularly. I do cycling till 16 km by wearing ankle weight and I do test there I have found less growth hormone and bone plates closed in 6-7 months ago but still I manage 2 cm to grow now my height is 158 cm -159 cm and I want to grow till 170. Can I increase my height till 170?

Dr. Prabhakar Laxman JatharEndocrinologist51yrs exp

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Hello, thanks for the query. Generally height of a person grows up to 18 to 19th years, because at that age the growing ends of the bones fuse (stop growing). Hence after that age there will be no further increase in the height. Plus the height of a person is also dependent on the parental height and nutrition in early childhood. I do not know how you cam to know about being fused at your age (22 to 23 years.). Anyways now with good exercise you can build good muscles but there will be no further increase in height. Thanks.  

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