Saturday, July 31, 2010

How do I DETERMINE How tall i'm going to get with my parent's height?

I'm 17 and 5'6 3/4





My Dad is 5'10 and my mother is 5'3.How do I DETERMINE How tall i'm going to get with my parent's height?
it depends on your genesHow do I DETERMINE How tall i'm going to get with my parent's height?
You are there! That's it! Congrats on another tall chick! BTW, the average height in the USA is now 5'6.
At 17 you probably won't grow much taller unless you haven't been through puberty or your just starting. Genetics play a big role in height but other things can come into play as well. For example, I have PCOS and its caused irregular periods since I started puberty. My doc believes that the horomone irregularites i experienced stopped my growth early. As a child I was off the charts tall and predicted to be 6' tall, today I stand 5'4';. Obviously a childhood prediction can be wrong, but to fall so short(no pun intended) so quickly makes me wonder. Especially since my 12 y.o sister is my height and growing rapidly.





If you've had a period for at least 2 years, your probably done. Especially if your on a regular cycle.
this site has a chart you can usehttp://www.kidsgrowth.com/hc/height.cfm
I don't think that it's determinable. It's more than just your paren'ts height genes that affect your own height. You've got a whole family that could possibly affect how tall you'll become. But I think that this is as tall as you'll grow. Girls stop growing in their late teens.
if you're 17 yrs. old you've probably already stopped growing. if you're not done w/ puberty yet all you'll probably grow is maybe just another inch. i'd be happy at your height if i was you though. i'm 14 and i'm 5'5';

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