<p>I am a 17 year old male. I was a late bloomer, but I think I have caught up. Everyone tells that I might not grow anymore because I have a lot of leg hair and shave my facial hair about 2 times a week. </p>
<p>My dad is 6’1" and my mom is 5’9". My 16 y/o brother is 6’4(3/4)" and my 14 1/2 y/o brother is already 5’11".</p>
<p>I am 5’9. I never had a growth spurt. I just grew at a constant rate. I would like to atleast reach 5’11. Is there anything I could do?</p>
<p>You may very well keep growing until your early 20s. I know my brother didn’t reach his full height until age 21. Most men (especially hairy men) need to shave daily, so you are probably still growing.</p>
<p>My understanding is that all you can do is maximize your genetic potential by eating right, exercising, and getting a good amount of sleep every night.</p>
<p>Edit: I wouldn’t be shocked if you do grow more, though. Lots of guys (well, not LOTS, but a considerable number) have growth spurt when they’re 18-20.</p>
<p>Hopefully I still grow. I should feel comfortable because it’s average, but I am self-conscious.</p>
<p>I agree with the other posters–take the best possible care of your health, limit your intake of caffeine, get adequate rest, and you should be able to reach your full height over the next 5+ years. Some males even grow in and even after college! My D was irritated because her female room mate grew some inches in college & went from being shorter than D to being taller than D! She was bummed!</p>
<p>You may grow more, you may not. Just because your parents are of that tall does not mean you will be.</p>
<p>My mom is 5’8 and my dad is close to 6’, but yet, i’m 5’4 and i stopped growing. However, on my mothers side, my grandma is very short. So its a guessing game.</p>
<p>Also, carrying loads in your backpack that are too heavy can also stunt growth in the spine - so make sure not to put those textbooks in your backpack.</p>
<p>Congrats on being perfect height. Any reason for not being satisfied with it? It seems that you worry about imaginary problem and setting unrealistic goals. Why? Don’t you have other self-improving goals that you can actually control?</p>
<p>I am 4’10, my husband is 6’1. My sons are 5’8", 5’11" and 6’2". The oldest is the shortest, and the youngest is the tallest. No rhyme or reason to it.</p>
<p>My S was your height at 17, and now at 20 he’s 6’ tall. He never had a growth spurt either; instead, he grew slowly and gradually (he was only 5’ tall in 8th grade), and it’s only in the last year that he seems to have stopped, and not coincidentally also has to shave every day. </p>
<p>You may or may not keep growing, but 5’9" is a fine height!</p>
<p>The only thing you can do is go back in time to alter your DNA and/or your early life nutrition. Since your parents are regular heights, nutrition is not the issue, so I’d suggest working on the DNA.</p>
<p>As an aside, on the nutrition issue, it’s fascinating to see the tall kids of teeny parents from their old country. The parents grew up on low protein, low nutrition diets and the kids in the West and they may be a foot taller. That expresses the genetic potential in their DNA for height.</p>
<p>History Channel has as great show called “United Stats of America” with the Sklar brothers. Did you know the US is now the 10th tallest nation after spending almost 200 years as the tallest? We are the fattest however. It can be found OnDemand.</p>
<p>(Not that it will give OP any advice, but I thik of it every time I read the name of the thread. My initial response is always Live in Norway, but too late for that)</p>
<p>Have you asked your dad about his growth pattern?
It might make you feel better to meet with a pediatric endocrinologist, who can evaluate your growth so far and discuss your likely growth pattern over the next few years.</p>
<p>There is nothing you can do at that age usually, your bones (growth plates) will have closed or are in the process of closing, and growth hormones when your bones are in the process of closing is useless and dangerous and no respectable clinic would give that to someone of normal height. (a simple CT scan can show if your growth plates closed in like 5 minutes, but then there’s no point in that at 17 so I would just be happy with your, as others have said, completely normal height)</p>
<p>Food has very little to do with it, it’s genetics, growth stunting can happen but those are people who are severely underweight and severely malnourished, think Africa, this is incredibly uncommon in the West, almost everyone reaches their growth potential by eating normally.</p>
<p>5.9 is a completely normal height, I have no idea why you are worried about that, there are millions of people who would wish they had your height, be happy with what you have and realise you have a normal height and the weight on your shoulders or worries you have will go away.</p>
<p>Eat healthy take of vitamins. Also eat calcium and protein rich foods. Do sports like basketball, volleyball, swimming, whatever you like.</p>
<p>I assume you have had regular check ups with your pediatrician or family physician since you were a baby. If so, he or she has been plotting your growth on a growth chart. I think it would help you to talk about your concerns with your doctor. He or she can review your growth as well as check exactly where you are with your pubertal development. The stage of puberty will help you know where you are in your growth pattern. A bone age can be checked with an X ray if it is indicated. </p>
<p>Even if you are your normal height, you are concerned about it and it would help to discuss your concerns with someone who can properly evaluate you.</p>
<p>I’m officially 6’ 5.5" as of yesterday so I kinda hope I’m done growing… I’m 17.5 though, so there’s still time.</p>
<p>@Pennylane2011 - methinks my pediatrician is quite sadistic. He calls me the midget of the family… He is reluctant to give me an RX to get an X-ray at a hospital because he believes that I am done growing because of the stupid “growth chart”. When I tell him every case is different, he prints out a copy of the growth chart. Its a smart tenet he has. In a certain sense, it makes sense if you don’t think of it. </p>
<p>@Eagle69- quit complaining. I would like to go into politics as an adult. regardless of what anyone says, I believe that appearance is crucial, as it has been endlessly proven throughout history. Statistically, a 5’9" politician is at a disadvantage to a politician over 6 feet. </p>
<p>And my dad said his growth pattern was similar to that of my other siblings.</p>
<p>You don’t need an x-ray just to see whether or not you’ll grow more. Waste of a test. You’re going to grow how much you’re going to grow. </p>
<p>I’m 6’0". The Senator I interned with last semester was more than a few inches shorter than me. In fact, most of the Senators were.</p>
<p>Also, a google search turned up this: [Zach</a> Kanin: Does Height Matter in Politics?](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>Does Height Matter in Politics? | HuffPost Latest News)</p>
<p>I thought it was funny.</p>