Re: When do people stop growing? (male-female)

Dear Heather,

Your question really refers to "growth of the skeleton," since some other 
kinds of growth can of course go on throughout your life - muscles, fat, 
earlobes, noses. The growth of the skeleton generally continues until about 
age 18 for girls and about 21 for boys. But there is a huge amount of 
variation from person to person and family to family. Some people are as 
tall as they will be by their early teens and some continue further into 
their 20's. 

Hope this helps,

Paul Odgren, Ph.D.
Dept. of Cell Biology
U. Mass. Med. School
Worcester