Could growth hormones theoretically be administered to any infant of normal height to make them taller than average? Why or why not?

Question

Could growth hormones theoretically be administered to any infant of normal height to make them taller than average? Why or why not?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Once your growth plates fuze you are done growing and this is determined by genetics, not hormones. At that point HGH would just make you enter puberty faster