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I just went to an endicrenologist (sp?) and they took a bone age test to see how much longer I'm going to grow. I am very short (4.9) so thats why we did it. They said I was just about done growing. I am not elgible for hormone injections (they make you grow faster). I don't know what they mean about saying I have only a little bit more to grow. Does that mean on height? My boobs are still small and my hips have barely grown! What do they mean?
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It's endocrinologist; they're basically a hormone specialist. They mean you're about done growing height-wise. Depending on your age, the rest of your body should continue to develop as you go through puberty.
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they mean your pretty much done you'll probably grow like an inch and be done.. ♥ Dez
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You should definitely talk to your doctor for more information. However, your skeletal growth is not closely linked to hormonal and sexual changes. So I strongly suspect that you will continue to "develop" - you just won't get much taller.
You didn't say how old you are, but odds are that apart from height, your growth process will proceed pretty much like everyone else's. You may be a little slower or a little quicker, but by the time you reach the age of 18-20 you'll be at your full growth in just about every way.
Your best guide to the final state of your physical development is your mother and other female blood relatives, by the way. That's not an absolute rule, but the odds are very good that your final proportions will be a lot like theirs, even if you're not as tall as they are.
But talk to your doctor; she or he should be able to give you more information.
4'9" is a great height, by the way. I've known a couple of girls who were that tall, and they seemed quite happy to be that way. And they were certainly well-developed. One of them turned down an offer to appear in Playboy magazine, as I recall. :D
Good luck!
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Bone age tests show relative maturity of your skeletal system compared to other children your age. They can rather acturately predict bone growth (and with that, ulimate hight), but don't nessiscarly mean you are done developing. There is alot more going on in the teenage body then just bone growth.
This really is a question you should ask your doctor. They will know far better. But I would venture a geuss that despite the fact you wont be growing *up* much longer, you are still growing and going through puberty. Your body probably still has some developing to do.
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