Doctor's career on line after Big Brother tryst

Italy's Big Brother house, Dr Lina Carcuro predicted it would be a "parenthesis in my life, far removed from my professional objectives"

Last night, her career in medicine hung by a thread because of a sexual encounter with another contestant seen by millions of Italians

Naples medical association, of which Carcuro is a member, is considering striking her off

Article 1 requires the doctors of Naples to observe "decorous conduct" at all times

Carcuro, who specialises in facial surgery, ended up in bed with a Milanese businessman who, at the start of the sequence, asked her if she knew he was engaged to another woman

The 26-year-old doctor said that she was aware of his engagement "with a woman I think is fantastic"

"We can't do anything. Even with that glimmer of light, they're filming us ... I'd like to make love with you all night, but I can't."

what did happen amid the rustles and exclamations is open to speculation

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