{"id":1291,"date":"2013-07-09T02:51:43","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T02:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oclocalseo.com\/projects\/boston\/?p=1291"},"modified":"2013-07-09T02:51:43","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T02:51:43","slug":"depressions-connection-to-sexual-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/depressions-connection-to-sexual-function\/","title":{"rendered":"Depression\u2019s Connection to Sexual Function"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post_content\">\n<p>If you\u2019re clinically depressed, you may also find you\u2019re having problems with a low sex drive, inability to orgasm or erectile dysfunction. It\u2019s not your imagination \u2013 problems with sexual function and depression are often linked.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s chemical, doctors believe. Sexual desire begins in the brain and triggers increased blood flow to sex organs. The trouble comes when the chemicals in the brain are imbalanced, as with depression.<\/p>\n<p>To complicate matters, antidepressants also can have side effects that deplete sexual function.<\/p>\n<p>The physicians at Boston Medical Group Telemedicine are experts in untangling the relationship between your depression medication and your sexual function. You may need to switch to another antidepressant, and there are also other medications you can take along with your antidepressant that can help improve sexual function.<\/p>\n<p>Your doctor can help you manage the sexual side effects of your antidepressants.<\/p>\n<p>The key is to talk to your doctor honestly and openly about your situation, so you can find the most effective, successful strategy for getting healthy and improving your sexual function.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re clinically depressed, you may also find you\u2019re having problems with a low sex drive, inability to orgasm or erectile dysfunction. It\u2019s not your imagination \u2013 problems with sexual function and depression are often linked. It\u2019s chemical, doctors believe. Sexual desire begins in the brain and triggers increased blood flow to sex organs. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Depression's Connection to Sexual Function","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1291"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1291\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}