{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Volont\u00e9","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog","author_name":"Dr. Justin Lehmiller","author_url":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/author\/dr-justin-lehmiller\/","title":"How Depression Affects Sex Drive","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2GG5SieRAs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/depression-and-sex\/\">How Depression Affects Sex Drive<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/depression-and-sex\/embed\/#?secret=2GG5SieRAs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How Depression Affects Sex Drive&#8221; &#8212; Volont\u00e9\" data-secret=\"2GG5SieRAs\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/depression-and-sex-drive.jpg","thumbnail_width":850,"thumbnail_height":425,"description":"Depression is one of the most common mood disorders. It\u2019s estimated that 16% of the population will experience it during their lifetime, and it can have wide-ranging effects on people\u2019s lives, including their sex lives. So what exactly is the link between depression and libido? The answer is surprisingly complex. It turns out that depression can affect different people\u2019s sex drives in quite different ways.\u00a0 The prevailing assumption most people hold is that depression lowers sex drive. And, more often [&hellip;]"}