Sex Kills
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"Sex Kills" is the fourteenth episode of the second season of House
, which premiered on the Fox
network on March 7, 2006.
This episode also features Hugh Laurie's Band From TV
band-mate Greg Grunberg
as a guest star.
). Initially, it is assumed that he has testicular cancer, but House's team discovers an infection in his brain. The team assumes that the infection may be caused by a sexually transmitted infection
, but Henry denies Foreman's questions about an active sex life because of his daughter's presence.
When House confronts Henry, he admits that he has been sleeping with his ex-wife, who is estranged from his daughter. As he attempts to explain his condition to his daughter, he begins to cough up blood, which cannot be attributed to a sexually transmitted infection. House determines that the antacids Henry has been taking regularly for his heartburn have depleted the stomach acid needed to kill off the bacteria on cheese served at the function where Henry met up with his ex-wife.
House and Wilson play foosball
, as House continues to suspect Wilson of having an affair. Meanwhile, Henry enters cardiac arrest
, as House predicted would happen if the infection was too advanced. It is discovered that he needs a heart transplant. The hospital's transplant board denies a transplant due to his age and the scarcity of transplant hearts available.
Because there are no hearts immediately available, House tries to get one from a dead woman, Laura, whose organs were rejected, antagonizing her husband. House and his team have to cure the dead woman's heart before giving it to Henry while she is still on life support.
House also treats a clinic patient who asks for depo-provera to kill his sex drive, originally giving the reason as being a zoophilia
c, specifically for cows. House determines that he is lying about his zoophilia, and he eventually admits to being attracted to his step-mother, at which point House writes him the prescription.
While House attempts to find a cure for the woman's heart, Henry starts to lose use of his current heart and falls into a coma. House and his team determine that the woman has gonorrhea
. The heart transplant takes place, and House's team treats Henry for the gonorrhea instead of curing the dead woman's heart first.
The episode ends with Wilson moving in with House because his wife has been having an affair.
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
, which premiered on the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
network on March 7, 2006.
This episode also features Hugh Laurie's Band From TV
Band From TV
Band from TV is a charity cover band, whose members are all actors from American television series, who donate the proceeds of their performances and recordings to the charities of their choice.-Band history:...
band-mate Greg Grunberg
Greg Grunberg
Gregory Phillip "Greg" Grunberg is an American television actor. He is best known from starring as Matt Parkman on the NBC television series Heroes. Other notable roles included the characters Sean Blumberg on Felicity and Eric Weiss on Alias , both created and produced by childhood friend J. J...
as a guest star.
Plot
While playing bridge with his daughter, a man named Henry has a seizure without realizing it (an absence seizureAbsence seizure
Absence seizures are one of several kinds of seizures. These seizures are sometimes referred to as petit mal seizures ....
). Initially, it is assumed that he has testicular cancer, but House's team discovers an infection in his brain. The team assumes that the infection may be caused by a sexually transmitted infection
Sexually transmitted disease
Sexually transmitted disease , also known as a sexually transmitted infection or venereal disease , is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of human sexual behavior, including vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex...
, but Henry denies Foreman's questions about an active sex life because of his daughter's presence.
When House confronts Henry, he admits that he has been sleeping with his ex-wife, who is estranged from his daughter. As he attempts to explain his condition to his daughter, he begins to cough up blood, which cannot be attributed to a sexually transmitted infection. House determines that the antacids Henry has been taking regularly for his heartburn have depleted the stomach acid needed to kill off the bacteria on cheese served at the function where Henry met up with his ex-wife.
House and Wilson play foosball
Table football
Table football, also known as gitoni or foosball, is a table-top game and sport that is loosely based on association football.-Names:...
, as House continues to suspect Wilson of having an affair. Meanwhile, Henry enters cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest, is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively...
, as House predicted would happen if the infection was too advanced. It is discovered that he needs a heart transplant. The hospital's transplant board denies a transplant due to his age and the scarcity of transplant hearts available.
Because there are no hearts immediately available, House tries to get one from a dead woman, Laura, whose organs were rejected, antagonizing her husband. House and his team have to cure the dead woman's heart before giving it to Henry while she is still on life support.
House also treats a clinic patient who asks for depo-provera to kill his sex drive, originally giving the reason as being a zoophilia
Zoophilia
Zoophilia, from the Greek ζῷον and φιλία is the practice of sex between humans and non-human animals , or a preference or fixation on such practice...
c, specifically for cows. House determines that he is lying about his zoophilia, and he eventually admits to being attracted to his step-mother, at which point House writes him the prescription.
While House attempts to find a cure for the woman's heart, Henry starts to lose use of his current heart and falls into a coma. House and his team determine that the woman has gonorrhea
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The usual symptoms in men are burning with urination and penile discharge. Women, on the other hand, are asymptomatic half the time or have vaginal discharge and pelvic pain...
. The heart transplant takes place, and House's team treats Henry for the gonorrhea instead of curing the dead woman's heart first.
The episode ends with Wilson moving in with House because his wife has been having an affair.
External links
- "Sex Kills" at Fox.com