EXHIBIT 23.1



               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We  consent to the  reference  to our firm under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Registration   Statement  on  Form  S-3  and  related   Prospectus   of  Cellegy
Pharmaceuticals,  Inc. for the  registration  of 2,747,143  shares of its common
stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February
9,  2001,  with  respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements  of Cellegy
Pharmaceuticals,  Inc.  included in its Annual  Report  (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Palo Alto, California
July 9, 2001

                                               /s/ Ernst & Young, LLP