The average time for symptoms of gonorrhea to appear is 3-5 days after infection. Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease with a short incubation period and strong contagiousness, but the specific time of appearance of symptoms needs to be decided according to the individual’s situation: 1, male: after infection with gonococcus, symptoms usually appear 2-10 days after infection, such as urinary frequency, urinary urgency, painful urination and other urethral inflammation, in severe cases, itching, redness and swelling of the urethral orifice may occur, and even symptoms such as ectropion, and burning pain may occur when urinating, in addition In addition, it is also easy to produce a large amount of purulent discharge; 2. Women: generally after infection, mild symptoms or no symptoms appear, but after an incubation period of 3-5 days, symptoms of urethritis and cervicitis may appear, showing such phenomena as frequent urination and urinary urgency, and most of them are also accompanied by genital tract infection, with symptoms such as increased vaginal discharge and foul smell. Gonorrhea is a contagious disease. If a patient is found to have gonorrhea, he or she needs to inform his or her sexual partner to go to the hospital for gonorrhea examination as soon as possible. In addition, patients should pay attention to their own safety and hygiene, change underwear regularly, bathe regularly, and keep local cleanliness, all of which can effectively prevent gonorrhea.