How long is the incubation period of gonorrhea

When learning that they have gonorrhea, many people become very nervous and scared, fearing that they will develop the disease or even die. But in fact, with the advancement of modern medicine, gonorrhea is no longer an incurable disease and can be cured as long as you actively cooperate with the treatment. Especially for gonorrhea patients in the incubation period, the cure effect is better.

Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease. The harm caused by this disease is great and seriously affects the lives of patients and people around them. After contracting gonorrhea, there will be an incubation period. If gonorrhea can be detected during the incubation period, it can be cured soon after treatment in the hospital.

Experts say: Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococci), with purulent infection of the urogenital system as the main manifestation. It is mainly transmitted through sexual contact. Gonorrhea is very harmful. If the patient does not pay attention to his or her own hygiene, it will pose a health threat to his or her family and friends. This is a person's responsibility to his or her friends and family.

The incubation period of gonorrhea is not very long, usually 2-10 days, and the disease can occur in an average of 3-5 days. If the patient is physically weak, has poor resistance, has excessive sexual activity, or is an alcoholic, the incubation period may be shortened and the onset of symptoms may be accelerated; otherwise, the incubation period may be prolonged.

At present, the incubation period of gonorrhea is clinically divided into three stages. The first stage: Invasion of the urethra, it takes 36 hours to penetrate into the submucosal layer and begin to grow; the second stage: The development stage, gonococci invade the body and complete a life cycle within about 36 hours; the third stage: The detoxification stage, after some gonococci die, they excrete endotoxins, which cause the tissue to react to the toxins and clinical symptoms begin to appear. Generally speaking, clinical symptoms occur about 72 hours after infection.

Warm reminder: Gonorrhea is often easily ignored by patients during the incubation period because there are no discomfort symptoms, and they cannot go to the hospital for treatment in time, thus missing the best time for treatment. In order to avoid the harm of gonorrhea, you should go to the hospital for examination in time after unclean sexual life, and then analyze the treatment plan in detail based on the examination results.