Do girls grow taller only if they get their periods later?

[Anonymous]

A couple of my friends are wondering why they stop growing so early in their early teens or even at age 12; some of them also come from tall parents and yet are a lot shorter. Meanwhile from ages 12-16, I've grown from 5'4 to 5'11.

One of my friends got her period already when she was 10 and grew very slower for the next two years and then stopped. All the others got it when they were 11-14 years old and again either didn't grew that much or stayed that height for years.

I got it when I was a couple weeks from turning 16. That year was my last inch too. Now I'm 17 and looks like I've finally stopped but before having my period, it did seemed nonstoppable. I know genes is part of it in my case so doesn't it also depends on the time we get our periods? It's like getting the periods can be a curse the earlier a girl gets it.

[Likes2drive]

It almost seems to be the case with my daughters too , may be some truth to that and now that you mention it the one that got it at 15 is the tallest

[Asker]

Makes me happy I didn't get my period at age 11 nor 12. Otherwise I would have stayed between 5'2 - 5'4 or not grown more. I didn't even look like a young woman at that age, not even with make-up (nothing in comparing to my now older version) but like a baby-faced girl.

[Likes2drive]

I never even thought of it being related to that but it makes sense now, I have 3 girls and each one was earlier than the next and that's the order they are in by size so that is strange

[spuitkaas]

Yes that's true. The hormones given by your period inhibit the growth hormone. Almost every girl grows very slow after her period.

[Lyndsielee666]

I stopped growing before i sarted my period.
i started at 18 and i was already 5'2"
-_-

[Asker]

Wow that's a different story. Then I guess it's just genes and basically the height each of us were meant to be since birth.

[zombiebabe]

i don't think there's a correlation between these two

[Anonymous]

I grew after I got my period. I actually got taller in college and I got my period pretty young

[Luv2BRealExotic13]

I wish. I'm still short.

[Anonymous]

Not always.

[Asker]

I guess but what a coincidence. When I didn't get it, I went with a wild growth spurt. I was 5'7 at the age of 14 and still grew 4 more inches within 2 years. Then when I got it, it stopped. My friends tell me of the same story.

What can be said about some girls who have tall parents and grandfathers but still came out a lot shorter and stopped growing right after getting their periods when they aren't even teens?