what is the exact age when girls usually stop gaining height?
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two years after you get your period\natleast my doctor had said that i wouldn't grow anymore and it was two years after    i was only 14
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I had quite a growth spurt when I was young, and I was 5'6 by the time I was in 6th grade. I stayed that height for a long time and then was 5'8 by the time I was 17 years old. Nothing more after that.
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To grow taller, if there is no underlying medical condition, you essentially just need good nutrition.  There is nothing that will make you taller then what you where genetically determined to be, though poor nutrition can make you shorter than genetically expected\n\nWomen stop around 14 years of age, boys at 16 - but there are people who have delayed closure of their growth plates and a bone age xray can determine this and see if extra growth potential is there.
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Unlike girls who on average stop growing at around 17, males stop growing in their early twenties ( so you have a few years to go!)
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There is no exact science as to when humans stop growing. The age ranges you mentioned are the general concensus. Sorry that there is nothing more definite.\nhttp://www.thedoctorslounge.net/orthopedics/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2958\n\nUltimately, we stop growing because we are genetically programmed to do so. It is our genes, made of DNA, that determine how we grow and develop. We inherit our genes from our parents when we are conceived, and we maintain this genetic blueprint throughout life. But although our genes control the growing process, scientists still do not understand just how they do it.\n \nOUR GENES start working at the moment of conception when a single cell becomes a complex organism in which billions of cells work in concert. Once we are born, we continue to grow and develop until the completion of puberty. At this point our genetic program tells us to stop growing. \n\nFrom an evolutionary viewpoint, once our genes have orchestrated the growth and development of the body to the point that it can reproduce, the purpose for growth is complete. \n\n\nWhen we think of a growing child, we often picture one who is becoming taller, whose arms, legs and spine are growing longer and whose hands and feet are growing bigger. This is referred to as linear growth. Knowing that our genetic makeup is ultimately responsible for stature, it is interesting to look at the mechanisms that stimulate and inhibit this type of growth. \n\nThe complex interplay of genes, nutrients and hormones cause bone cells to proliferate at the growth plate of long bones. This interplay is also responsible for the cessation of linear growth and the correlating inability of these cells to further multiply and lengthen bone. The key hormones in this process are: growth hormone, thyroxin, androgens and estrogen. They are secreted by the pituitary, thyroid and reproductive glands respectively.\n\nAt the completion of puberty, the reproductive glands in both males and females increase the production of the hormone estrogen. It is the high concentration of estrogen in the blood that causes the growth plates of our bones to fuse. This fusion effectively closes the growth centers of long bones and renders them unable to respond to the hormones that initiate growth. \n\nDisorders of the endocrine system can lead to abnormal growth in children and adults. Gigantism, a condition in which a person’s arms and legs grow especially long and height can exceed 8 feet, is caused by the overproduction of growth hormone when the growth plates of long bones are open during childhood or adolescence. Acromegaly is a chronic disease marked by the overgrowth of the hands, feet and jaw. This occurs in adulthood, after the growth centers of the long bones have closed. Both of these disorders are usually caused by pituitary tumors. In gigantism, the tumor develops in childhood and in acromegaly, the tumor develops afterwards.\n\nThe mechanisms by which organs grow in size are less well understood. \n\n“In fact,” says Dr. Scott A. Rivkees, an associate professor of pediatric endocrinology at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., “we are just starting to understand the growth-promoting and growth-inhibiting factors of organs. We do know that certain organs have cells that can continue to divide once the organ has reached mature size.” Examples of organs with this capacity are the kidney, liver and intestinal lining. But the lungs and brain do not have this capacity, he says, for reasons that are not completely understood. \nhttp://msnbc.msn.com/id/3076703
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The average age for growth to stop is 18, however it is not uncommon to grow after that.
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Depends on the girl's height, of course. Let's say that a girl 5' 10'' tall is "fat" if she's over 150 pounds.
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ummmm.  My last growth spurt was when I was 13 and 14.  I went from 4'11" to 5'4".  I was young for my grade though (9th grade).  I started my period at 14 1/2.
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not that odd.. males don't stop growing until they are around 21, females around 18
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It is impossible to predict what the average weight of a 12-year-old should be. It is much easier for adults as there are standards by which doctors and professionals follow. However, these standards are not applicable to growing teens. At age twelve, whether you are a boy or a girl, you are most likely entering puberty. For the next few years your body will begin to drastically grow and change. Each individual will begin this process at different times, girls usually earlier than boys.\n\n \n\nAt 12 girls bodies have begun puberty whether it is noticeable or not, and will soon begin to grow in size, which is normally accompanied by weight gain. Boys on the other hand will not enter puberty until 13 or 14 and will just be beginning to grow tall and not fill out until their later teens. So as you can see it is hard to predict an average weight for a 12 year old, just look around at your classmates, some are tall or small and petite, while other have begun to develop and those who still have a few years to go. All of these are perfectly normal, just as many different weights are as well. Weight is only a number that does not consider height or body mass, so try not to get too caught up in it. At this point in your life it is important to keep healthy, eating right and exercising will make sure that your body weight is healthiest for you.
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I did; got my period at 12 & stopped growing at about 15 or 16.
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usually after you reach your max height you'll end up loseing height as the years progress but if your in your lower 20's its not uncommon for you to still gain an inch or 2.
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Males vary but usually continue growing until they're 25. Most men do not notice the difference in height from teen to 25 but it is there, even if it just means your legs or arms have grown. However for some the growth "spurt" is obvious and the height of the teenager can bare little resemblance to the height of the twentysomething...
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From an FDA report...evidently we are getting taller AND fatter....but hey I gotta Bowflex: here you go.  Back up is below.\n\nThe report, Mean Body Weight, Height, and Body Mass Index (BMI) 1960-2002: United States, shows that the average height of men ages 20-74 increased from just over 5 feet 8 inches in 1960 to 5 feet 9 1/2 inches in 2002, while the average height of women the same ages increased from slightly over 5 feet 3 inches in 1960 to 5 feet 4 inches in 2002.
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Ask your pediatrician about it. If he says her height is fine for her age, don't worry about it. \nYou must know also that everyone is different when growing up, there are grow charts where her height can be compared and say if she's fine. The height of you and her father also counts.\nAlso remember that girls grow faster than boys at 11 years. \nStop worrying and encourage your child to feel happy with herself. Many top models felt once unhappy with her height and now they earn millions.
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Breasts grow under various circumstances so there's really not just one simple answer.  Generally, puberty ends for more girls in their late teens and breast growth stops then.  This isn't always true--my breasts were the same size from ages 14 to about age 22 when all of a sudden they grew quite a bit more, totally unrelated to weight gain.  \n\nPregnancy makes breasts grow although many women lose that breast growth after pregnancy and breastfeeding are complete.\n\nSome women experince some breast growth while taking hormonal birth control.  Other hormonal changes can cause breast growth as well.
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Usually a girl starts around the same time as their mother.  My daughtter is 11, and her pediatrician said that she is still a few years from getting hers.\nIf she is developing she is probably getting close, but if she is still shaped like a little girl, she probably has a while.\nI have quite a few friends who didn't start until they were 15 and 16 years old.  I wouldn't be concerned about it.