Incidentally, I’m a 5′4″ male. My brother took growth hormone, and he ended up several inches taller than me.
Shortness is a lot harder to cure in adults; leg lengthening surgery is risky and results in weaker legs, because the muscles don’t grow to accommodate the longer bones. (Anecdotal reports indicate that it impairs basketball performance, a sport in which extra height is generally considered an advantage.)
Incidentally, I’m a 5′4″ male. My brother took growth hormone, and he ended up several inches taller than me.
Shortness is a lot harder to cure in adults; leg lengthening surgery is risky and results in weaker legs, because the muscles don’t grow to accommodate the longer bones. (Anecdotal reports indicate that it impairs basketball performance, a sport in which extra height is generally considered an advantage.)