Question

After which age does no growth occur in girls?

Answer 1

Development of the human body is the process of growth to maturity which begins with fertilization and the resulting zygote develops through cell division and cell differentiation, which results in the formation of an embryo that implants in the uterus, and his development continue during the fetal stage until birth. Further growth and development after birth include both physical and mental development due to hormonal, genetic, and environmental factors.

Complete answer:
Growth and development continue throughout life from childhood and puberty to adulthood. Childhood is the age from birth to adolescence. Childhood includes the stage of toddlerhood (learn to walk), early childhood (play age), middle childhood (school age), and pre-pubertal stage.

Puberty is the process in which there are physical changes through which a child’s body matures into an adult and is capable of sexual reproduction. It occurs due to hormones from the brain that acts on gonads which are ovary in the girl and testes in the boy. The gonads then produce hormones responsible for physical growth (height and weight), growth, and transformation of the brain, bones, muscles.

On average, girls begin puberty around 10-11 years of age and end around 15-17. Boys begin their puberty around 11-12 years of age and end around 16-17. The process of puberty in females starts with Menarche, the onset of menstruation, and for males with the first ejaculation. Girls and Boys attain their sexual maturity at the age of 18 years of age which marks the start of adulthood.

In adulthood, humans attain a majority of maturity, but physical growth continues that involves height and weight. In girls, this physical growth occurs till 22 years of age after which no growth takes place. An increase in height stops and there is a reduction in the muscular and skeletal growth of girls. In boys, this growth arrest occurs 2 years later than the girls, around 25 years of age.

So, the age after which no growth occurs in girls is 22 years.

Note: Menstruation is the cyclical changes that occur in the endometrial lining of the females. This begins with puberty and is called Menarche but menstruation has no involvement with physical growth. They both occur independently of each other and both depend on hormones.