How long it will take for an STD to manifest itself is determined by the different incubation periods of various STDs. STDs are collectively referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and the main means of transmission is through sexual intercourse and indirect transmission, including gonorrhea, condyloma acuminatum, genital herpes, syphilis, and AIDS, etc. The incubation period of various STDs is different, and there are differences in the time of the emergence of symptoms.
Gonorrhea: the incubation period of gonorrhea is 2~7 days, usually develops 2~7 days after infection with gonococcus, male infection causes urinary pain, urinary urgency, pus at the urethral opening and so on, and female infection has symptoms such as vulvar itching, increase in vaginal secretion, painful urination and so on.
2. Genital herpes: After infection with genital herpes virus, rashes, such as blisters and ulcers, appear on the vulva of women and the genital area of men in about a week, mainly treated with acyclovir, with a certain chance of recurrence.
3. Condyloma acuminatum: human papilloma virus infection, usually about two weeks after infection in the genital area manifested as scattered or multiple cauliflower-like protuberances, accompanied by local itching, can be treated with laser therapy, postoperative regular review.
4. AIDS: The disease develops within 2~3 weeks after HIV infection, and at the initial stage, it usually has symptoms similar to flu, such as fever, headache, fatigue, etc. It is mainly treated with antiviral drugs.
5. Syphilis: after infection with the syphilis spirochete in 2~3 weeks onset, mainly manifested in the genital area of the hard chancre, if not treated in time, the disease develops into stage 2 syphilis, you can use long-acting penicillin treatment.
If you have a sexually transmitted disease, you need to actively go to the hospital, so as not to miss the condition.