We found that women who have a history of vaginal infections have a greater adjustment in the “Centralization
of Parenting” and “Total Adjustment” dimensions; however, no statistical significances were found in any
dimension (p> 0.05), which is not in line with a number of studies. It is recognized that infertility can originate from
any area of sexual life, given that sexually transmitted diseases are a possible cause for infertility problems (Burns,
1999; Santos & Moura-Ramos, 2010 cited by Ramos, 2011), as well as other situations or infections that facilitate
tubal obstruction. The impact is physical, in these cases, but can also affect emotional adjustment given that
infertility resulting from previous risk behaviours can intensify feelings of guilt, depression or isolation common in
infertility (Burns, 1999 cited by Ramos, 2011).