Patient's question:
I'm 17, 5'3" tall, and I've been 5'3" since I was 15. I haven't grown at all in two years. My parents aren't very tall either, so it might be due to intergenerational inheritance. That's why I want to consider taking growth hormone before my bones close. I'm not sure if it's possible. Please help me, doctor.Doctor's answer:
Okay, here is the translation, keeping the line breaks and the word "" as requested:So about height, it's affected by factors such as heredity, nutrition, environment, activity, disease, and so on. To grow taller, in addition to good nutrition, it's also important to increase activity. For example, ice skating, playing basketball, reaching for height, kicking shuttlecocks, and jumping rope are all good activities to promote height growth. If you are not very satisfied with your current height, then it is recommended that you go to the Growth and Development Department to have a bone age test done, to see how the epiphyseal plates are closing. If they haven't closed, after ruling out tumors and diabetes, growth hormone intervention therapy can be used.