EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  Registration  Statements
(Form  S-8  Nos.  333-06065,  333-32301,  333-60343,  333-42840  and  333-91588)
pertaining to the 1992 Stock Option Plan,  the 1995 Equity  Incentive  Plan, and
the 1995 Directors' Stock Option Plan, and the Registration Statements (Form S-3
Nos. 333-11457,  333-36057,   333-46087,  333-86193,  333-49466,  333-64864  and
333-102485) of Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses, as
applicable,  of  our  report  dated  February  13,  2003,  with  respect  to the
consolidated financial statements of Cellegy  Pharmaceuticals,  Inc. included in
this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2002.


                                                  /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Palo Alto, California
March 21, 2003