I'm short and I want that to change.

I'm short (5' 7") and almost 18 years old.

At this point in life people don't really get much taller than whatever height they currently sustain. I exercise and weight lift on a fairly regular basis and my face ain't half bad, but everytime I look in the mirror I can't help but feel absolutely retarded because of how short I am. Girls like a boy keeps himself in shape but one of the key things that can make or break the way a girl thinks about you... is height.

Most women aren't very tall and having a towering presence, becuase most straight women like to be "swept off their feet" or have a big strong man to "take them", over them is something most find very sexy.

So, finally, to my point, would taking human growth hormones be a safe and sensible idea in order to increase my stature? What are the advantages and drawbacks to using it? 4chan, please, endow me with your knowledge!

5' 7" is when almost all the girls you know (or want) are your same height or taller. Women don't like it when a guy is shorter than them, even by one inch. A girl told me that... as one of the reasons she didn't like me anymore. If I get taller using growth hormones, maybe I won't develop a complex over this later in life.

Are there any dangers to using this stuff? What's this I hear about penises shrinking? Is that something that actually happens or is it just more urban myth bullshit (which I know it probably is but in the back of my head I can't help but keep the smallest shred of doubt)?