Reinforcing epithelial barrier of vaginal mucosa for prophylaxis of perinatally, sexually or other vaginally transferred infections comprises topical application of retinoic acid or its ester or retinol ester

摘要

The use of at least one retinoid (I), selected from retinoic acid, esters of retinoic acid and esters of retinol, is claimed for topical application to reinforce the epithelial barrier of the vaginal mucosa.