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Height Increase

Your height is determined by genetic and environmental factors like nutrition and exercise. Things you can try to increase or maintain your height are eating a balanced diet, taking vitamin D and calcium supplements, getting proper sleep, and maintaining good posture.

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I want to enhance my height. Kindly suggest some tips.

Query: Hello doctor, I am unable to enhance my height. Currently, I am approximately five feet tall, and I am 17 years old. Kindly help.  Read Full »


Dr. Harshita Sharma

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understood your concern. Firstly, I would like to inform you that height is a multifactorial trait and is dependent on many things, such as diet, exercise, lifestyle, genetic potential, etc. The one most often ignored is the genetic potential. ...  Read Full »

Does a 11 year old require growth hormone therapy for height increase?

Query: Hi doctor, My son is 11 years, weight 33 kg, height 134 cm, father's height 165 cm, mother's height 155 cm. The increment in height in the last 2 years was 4 cm/year. Does he need growth hormone therapy? What are the investigations needed?  Read Full »


Dr. Ravikiran. M

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your son's height falls just below the 10th percentile of height for age (WHO standard). Given that your height (parents' height) is in low to mid normal range compared to the average height of the population at large, your son's height is not lagging behind that far. ...  Read Full »

How can I estimate my child's potential height?

Query: Hello doctor, My sister is 14 years old. She is 4 feet 10 and weighs 77 pounds. She started her period when she was 12. Our mother is 5 feet 2 (157 cm), and our father is 5 feet 8 (172 cm). How tall will she be? Will she still grow taller? Are there any ways for her to grow taller?  Read Full »


Dr. Bhaisara Baraturam Bhagrati

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Her expected height will be from your parents' height. Yes, after 12 years of age, the growth rate is slow. But, she will grow. Meanwhile, she can do stretching exercises to enhance her height. Chronic illness can halt growth; I am sure sh...  Read Full »

I am an 18-year-old who is 5 feet 1 inch. Is it possible to increase my height?

Query: Hi doctor,I had an open wound on my hand that came into contact with sperm. I am concerned about sexually transmitted diseases. If infected with chlamydia or gonorrhea, would these infections show up in a urine test, as the site of infection is my finger and not any sexual organs? Would this infecti...  Read Full »


Dr. Shahad Alshehri

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and I can understand your concern. The transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) like chlamydia or gonorrhea is due to sexual activity with an infected patient rather than bloodborne. They usually spread through any kind of sexual activity....  Read Full »

I am an 18-year-old and have not grown taller since I was 12. Kindly help.

Query: Hello doctor, I am an 18-year-old female and have not grown taller since I was 12. My whole family is extremely tall yet I have not grown. My short stature is affecting my life greatly and I need help to change it. Please help.  Read Full »


Dr. Shaikh Sadaf

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and the information that you have provided. It appears that you are at a normal stature according to your age and compared with girls your age on a growth chart. Maybe your family members are taller than you but as long as you are normal that is ...  Read Full »

Can testosterone level show changes due to increased height and weight?

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 21-year-old male. When I was at the age of 11, I had an accident where boiling water fell on my lower body. After a year, I started gaining weight, gynecomastia, and other problems related to puberty. At the age of 15, I consulted an endocrinologist and he checked my testosterone l...  Read Full »


Dr. Mohammed Abdul Nasir

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. In our body, testosterone produced is converted to estrogen in the peripheral parts of the body in certain locations. This estrogen can give rise to breast tissue, less facial hair, and other problems. But it happens in a controlled manner...  Read Full »

How to increase height in females after 21 years?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 21 year old female student with great interest in human growth. More specifically, growth in height, as in getting taller. As learned from textbooks, teenagers stop growing around 18 to 21 years old. Well, I have always been optimistic about everything, and I refuse to believe t...  Read Full »


Dr. Shaikh Sadaf

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I just read your detailed information and would like to answer your query one by one. Unfortunately, not anymore. You cannot gain any more height now. You can maximize your growth only horizontally and not vertically now. That means you can only gain muscle or fat bu...  Read Full »

How to increase my daughter's height?

Query: Hi doctor, My daughter is 4 years 5 months old. Her height is 3 feet 2 inches, and weight is 33 pounds. I want to know whether the height and weight are normal for that age. My height is 5 feet 7 inches and her mother is 5 feet tall. I am worried about her height. I want her to be at least 5 feet 4 ...  Read Full »


Dr. Payas Joshi

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for providing all the details. I would like to congratulate you that your child is growing quite well right now. The final height depends on many factors. Parent's height determines the genetic potential of the child by which we can have an idea of child's final...  Read Full »

Can a child's height be increased with protein powder?

Query: Hi doctor, I have a son and a daughter. My height is 5 feet 7 inches and wife is 5 feet 1 inch. I am extremely worried about my children height as we are short. My daughter is now 3 years 10 months old and of 31.9 pounds in weight and 38 inches tall. She had seizure thrice and taking some sodium liq...  Read Full »


Dr. Payas Joshi

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I will try to sort it out for you. As you told me father's height 5 feet 7 inches that is 170 cm and mother's height is 5 feet1 inch that is 155 cm. According to both of your heights, which is an average height of most of the people, the ta...  Read Full »

I had my growth spurt at 14, and I am apprehensive about my height growth. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, I do cycling, stretching exercises, and work out daily. I eat many protein foods and other needed vitamins for the body. I had my growth spurt at the age of 14. I am apprehensive about my future height because I saw a lot of sites saying that a teenager would not grow after 16 years. I...  Read Full »


Dr. Kanani Darshan Jayantilal

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Yes, you stop growing your height after a spurt, but that also depends on your bone age. If there is no epiphyseal fusion, then your size might increase. Many hormonal factors also contribute to your height growth, like growth hormones, in...  Read Full »

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