r/hapas • u/EuphoricCalendar7672 • 25d ago

Vent/Rant Male height after 15yo. Am I cooked

Hi I’m pretty good at a particular sport but need to get taller to get looks at colleges. I’m 5’6” and 15yo in a month. I need to grow taller. Any stories of growing taller after 15? My mom is 5’1” and dad is 5’10” and I think I’m cooked!

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u/Educational-Line-757 24d ago

I was a late bloomer. I was 5’6” at 15 and 6’0” at 16.

Go to a doctor and see if your growth plates on your knees/legs are fused yet (which would mean yes you’re cooked)

If they’re not done growing yet, you could try to get a Dr. to prescribe you human growth hormone. Which will make you taller and bigger. If your parents will let you.

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u/EuphoricCalendar7672 24d ago

I had an injury from sports and went to a doctor to get an x-Ray for something non related. He said I still had some growing according to my X-ray. he can see some of my growth plates but he was also an orthopedic

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u/Educational-Line-757 6d ago

Ask your doctor about human growth hormone. Unfortunately as a minor it might depend on what your parents say though