text: i am suffering from hocm .i am 36yrs. old.i have 2 kids one is 10 yrs. old & second is 5yrs.? taking medicines from 4.1/2yrs. i am also a patient of hypothiroidism.    medicines are    ecosprine  75--1 daily         seloken 25--1 daily , thyrox 100 -1daily  is there any treatment of this .my weight is 69 kg. drs. says  that there is apossibality that my kids may be  also  carry  this deasies. they  also have a colour doppler every yr. but it is nigetive.at which age i would become carefree about them that now  they r safe. tom, this is way too serious of a question for this forum i believe.  since it is heriditary they will probably have to be tested throughout their lives. don't worry so much about this that you forget to live and let them live.  they are being checked each year.  you cannot shield them from everything that could happen to them.