I am kind of happy that I don't have much facial hair, because if I did I would have to shave more often + I might have hair on chest or back and that would be yucky. I guess with time I will have a full beard, too.

These signs can be a good indicator but definitely don't let these things hold you back. You never know. If you are 30 and thinking of growing taller that might be more unlikely to happen. There are many 16 year olds who have a beard and possibly had their period already. But that doesn't mean you won't grow. But you also have to know sitting there won't make a difference in your life either. You don't grow just by doing nothing. you grow from a lot of things.

at boys i can say it's bullshit, i had mustache and i needed to shave since 14-15 and grew 10 cm since then

oh no(((((

I don't think there is a direct relation because my uncle was growing taller at 18 when he had facial hair. By the way, I'm pretty hairy for my age. When I get a job, I'm going to save money for laser hair removal.

(10-13-2006 02:34 PM)pisces25 Wrote:  OK well, for females, if you want 2 kno if u stopped growing, here is a sign...approximately 2 years after your first period, you stop growing because of the presence of estrogen which closes the growth plates, normally known as "fuse" ..this occurs in the long bones. after that, your only option is to increase your torso height (spine)....

for males, if you have facial hair, an excess hair on your body, this means there is elevated levels of testosterone, which also closes growth plates in males. That is why, young childern who are very tall, and keep growing, doctors usually offer them sex steroids ( testosterone or estrogen) in order to fuse their bones, this is usually seen happening to girls. SO if you have to shave your face every day or 2..then perhaps you should look for other ways to increase ur torso height (sitting height)

WOAH! thats helluh weird, coz last year, i grew like half inch .. i was 62 inches last may, and now, im 63 3/8 inches. and i shave my facial hair, every 2-3 days tho. so that means i already stop growing ?!

This thread is full of shit and should be closed. Periods and facial hair do not cause growth plate fusion.

I dont think this calculation works either (68inches+75inches-5inches = 138/2 = 69 inches )
because according to that, I should be 5'2...and im like 5'10

(02-01-2010 02:05 PM)Boolean Wrote:  I dont think this calculation works either (68inches+75inches-5inches = 138/2 = 69 inches )
because according to that, I should be 5'2...and im like 5'10

i have a question for you. in 10 months. what did u do to grow 2 inches? from 5'8 to 5'10 just curious .. hope you answer me thanks!

Thanks for information.