It wasn't hideously disastrous or fatal, true. But it was unsuccessful and ultimately hollow for Cameron, and Chase seemed to get more out of it than she did -- which struck me as a lot more realistic than the "have sex, feel better" idea often promoted on other shows.

I agree, though, that House has been playing the "sex = death" card to a ridiculous degree this season. I'm pretty conservative about sexual mores, but I don't think the cause of self-restraint is really served by that degree of hysterical fearmongering.

Not that I think the House writers are actually trying to scare their audience into chastity, mind -- alas, I think it's more a case of rampant sensationalism, and I wish they'd grow up and find other toys to play with.