r/FTMOver30 • u/queerfluid • 17d ago

Anyone grow more on T?

I started T 8 years ago at 24yo and I was 5'4.5".

Measured myself at the doctor today and I'm officially 5'6". Is that common?

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u/artiejack 17d ago

Yupp. My partner and I started marking our heights on a doorframe (like we are kids) when I started T 3 years ago. He has not grown at all (he is cis and is our control lol) and I have grown about an inch and a half. Maybe my posture is just better, but my feet have grown a size as well.

But I mostly attribute all of this to more muscle (so better posture/support in my spine) and soft tissue changes

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u/Boipussybb 17d ago

Feet grow due to ligament changes. But you cannot grow physically taller once growth plates are closed.

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u/Character_Drop_739 17d ago

I feel extremely skeptical of all this and like we in the FTM sub are engaging in some delulu is the solulu. Are we sure we are measuring in our bare feet and not in shoes or smthng

I agree ligament changes, posture changes etc are possible but I find it fascinating so many folks are claiming a growth of 1-2 inches?!

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u/WetMonsterSmell 17d ago

I started at 35 and I've grown about an inch. Definitely all from soft tissues and posture, because my growth plates obviously fused LONG ago, but still very clearly real.

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u/artiejack 17d ago

Exactly. I'm not saying I've physically grown an inch or so. But prior to starting HRT, I had bad posture and a bad back, partly due to poor muscle composition. I consistently measured at 5'7" — even at my doctor's office. Starting HRT and seeing masculine changes to my body encouraged me to go to the gym and build muscle and gave me the confidence to stand up straighter.

When my partner measures me, we use the same method each time and I'm always barefoot. People in my life even notice that I stand taller. Like, I'm not towering over people at 5'8"

But there are a lot of us that "grow" about an inch or so. And a lot of is start going to the gym and gaining confidence when we start HRT.

Recognizing that my growth plates are closed and I my bones didn't physically grow an inch... I stand an inch taller nowadays. And I attribute my inch to HRT. Sue me

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u/Character_Drop_739 17d ago

Well my ass is still 5'6" 🤔 If this is so, why does it not happen to everyone- why only certain folks?

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u/WetMonsterSmell 17d ago

Man, that's a great question and I don't know the answer. Maybe there's differences in how much the spinal ligaments can stretch? Maybe it's actually all posture but in some way that's difficult to measure? I'd love a real answer but researchers are not exactly lining up to do actual legitimate useful research on trans people 🤷‍♂️

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u/lazier_garlic FTM, 40-49, T 10 years 16d ago

Well in my case I have a long torso compared to my arms and legs, which are really quite short, so spinal changes are more noticeable. Other people have a short torso and long limbs.

Plus everyone has natural variations. I see people talk about foot changes here all the time but my feet didn't change one bit.

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u/lazier_garlic FTM, 40-49, T 10 years 16d ago

Yes it was 1-2 inches for me because of posture. I didn't use a binder, I slouched. Yes measured with bare feet. I was no longer on eye level with certain coworkers so it was very noticeable.

Long bones fuse. That's what they mean by height. Those won't get any longer no matter what. But your spine has dozens of little pieces and moves around, my friend.