Am I done growing?

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I will turn 15 in 3 months and I am 5'1. I got my period a month before my 11th birthday. I read that girls stop growing at 14 or 15, depending on when they started puberty. I took a tanner stages test that said I was done growing. All of the other height predictors I have taken tell me I will be 5'1 or 5'2 at 21 years old. I have zero problems with my height. I'm just curious.

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www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=growth+chart+female%2C+15yr%2C+5%271%27%27&lk=6&ab=c

You might grow another 1/2" by age 21.  After that there are just two ways to make yourself taller:
1. Put lifts in your shoes.
2. Put a box on your head.

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You will grow more. Probably just slower than when you were younger, but slowly and surely. I know because my sister is about 5'5 (5.561 feet) and she's turning 16 in less than a month. So yes, you will grow.

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This really depends on your genetics and nutrition. Some don't stop growing until about 19 or 20. Eating well increases your chances of growing and if you have taller parents or are shorter than both of them at this point, there's a chance that you could grow possibly a couple inches.

Am I done growing?

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