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How To Control Height Growth?

hi, my son keeps getting high Alp blood test results back. He is definatley growing. Does these higher levels mean he will continue to grow until the levels even out? He is 13 years old and is currently 5'8" and has grown about 5 inches in the past year
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi.children grow at different rates during puberty due to growth hormone surge.
They continue to grow till late teens and early twenties.No need of botheration if he is otherwise OK.
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How To Control Height Growth?

Hi.children grow at different rates during puberty due to growth hormone surge. They continue to grow till late teens and early twenties.No need of botheration if he is otherwise OK.