Stunted growth because of missing period
Okay so i just need answers if its over for me or if theres still hope that i can grow more, and if theres other people that have experienced the same. I literally stopped growing at 11-12 years
For reference i am 4’11 weight 46kg and soon 16 years old, i got my period when i was 10 years and it was stable until i turned 12 and started figure skating, i trained 6-7 days a week and had a very rough training, and that led me to losing my period for 2 years, I wasn’t undereating at that time and i had a normal bmi and i just thought it was normal that it was gone because i “just got it”. And at that time i was the same height as i am now
Then i started on an elite athlete school and gained a lot of weight (55 kg) suddenly to deal with the harsh training, and i also got my period back. But i didnt grow that whole year while i had it
And that weigh gain led me to an ED so i lost some weight i got down to 40 kg and lost my period aswell
I had this ed for about half a year then i went all in recovery and got my period back at 44kg and was stable there and had good energy and a healthy cycle
Then I relapsed and lost it again
And now i have gained the weight and even more than before to get my period back because i really hope that i can grow some more cm, because doctors told me that if i have my period, then there’s chances that i can grow some more, and that have been my biggest motivation for recovery
But im scared that those two years where i didnt have my period, is where it all went wrong and i didnt even question why it was missing.
Are there someone out there who recovered their period that have grown more after or someone with similar experience, because im so tired of being that shortest all the time i need to know if theres hope or if i need to accept it
Posted Jul 6, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC