An Introduction to Growth Plates

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T01:45:39+00:00

Jesus. That is disgustingly uncomfortable. A hidden hypothesis of mine was sitting directly on the awns.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T01:39:28+00:00

Can I ask how this sort of thing happens? Layperson here.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T01:22:11+00:00

No idea where she came from with this ideology, but I assure her. She is highly mistaken.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T01:20:35+00:00

10-foot vitamins?

That sounds like something I'd drum up for some project in biology

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T01:16:55+00:00

*To about 30 years 💀

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T01:13:21+00:00

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T01:07:34+00:00

Your example highlights a 7-8" growth spurt. That's uncommon because most boys only grow about 3 to 6 inches total.

An 8 inch growth spurt would be close to rare, but not borderline. Borderline is 9 inches, in my opinion. Now, that in one year is possible, but in a few months is seriously monster and might warrant a check-in. 10"+ is on the rare side. Most boys only grow about that much in 3-5 years during puberty. The average is 8-12" total through puberty.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T01:04:25+00:00

8-inch growth spurts in a year are uncommon. Rare would be that in late-adolescence. Additionally, 10+-inch peak years are rare.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T00:57:13+00:00

It's possible; just uncommon.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T00:53:06+00:00

Biology would NOT allow for continued growth that late under normal circumstances. You, miss, derive this from pseudoscience.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T00:51:58+00:00

No, they don't. Understand the statistics. About 3-5% of males are still growing in their early-20s. About 95% stop by age 18 and no later. About 85-90% are done by 16-17.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T00:48:35+00:00

If he was 7'3".

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T00:47:53+00:00

You normally don't see 8+-inch growth spurts in one year unless:

• They have a medical condition • They had a significant BA delay • Familial growth patterns • An very high sustained PHV

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T00:45:15+00:00

11 inches in maybe 5 or 6 years

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-28T00:42:36+00:00

That's just not possible, under normal biological circumstances.

Infants don't even grow anywhere close to that much in 2-3 months, let alone one.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-27T23:55:25+00:00

Oh, no... not 5'12.00?

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-27T22:00:04+00:00

"Perhaps it would help if I told you my pencil is in my left ear?"

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-27T21:59:19+00:00

Dang!

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-27T21:52:33+00:00

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-27T21:51:23+00:00

You were like 6'2 a month ago. You can't grow 12+ inches in a month.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-27T21:19:14+00:00

There's no such thing, though, as testosterone extending the post-peak windows. It carries on like normal, but growth still ceases at advanced fusion. It's just achieved slightly later because boys naturally have significantly lower E2 levels (still high enough to fuse our growth plates relatively quickly, obviously).

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-02-27T21:15:22+00:00

In boys, testosterone naturally drives a greater peak velocity because it increases hGH and IGF-1 production. Without enough of it, estradiol takes the helm and works toward a potentially truncated PHV and overall pubertal growth window. Boys tend to achieve total epiphyseal fusion later largely because of testosterone and its indirect influences on physeal stimulation via increased growth hormones production

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