Therapeutic agent delivery labial pad

A method for producing an absorbent device configured for partial disposition within the vestibule of a wearer, and adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent, the method comprising:

• manufacturing an absorbent device having a fluid-absorbent body having an application region for projection within the vestibule;
• and
• locating a formulation including the therapeutic agent substantially within the application region.

An absorbent device configured for partial disposition within the vestibule of a wearer, and adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent, the device comprising:

• a fluid-absorbent body having an application region for projection within the vestibule;
• and
• a means for carrying a formulation including the therapeutic agent within the application region.

A method of producing an absorbent article configured for partial disposition within the vestibule of a wearer and adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent, the method comprising:

• treating a portion of a porous nonwoven sheet formed from hydrophobic polymer with a formulation including the therapeutic agent;
• and
• forming the absorbent article so as to include absorbent material, such that the absorbent article has an application region for projection within the vestibule, and such that the portion of the porous nonwoven sheet at least partially covers the application region of the absorbent article.

A method of delivering a therapeutic agent through the non-cornified epithelium of the labia of a wearer, the method comprising:

• disposing an absorbent article at least partially within the vestibule of the wearer, the device being adapted to contact the non-cornified epithelium and deliver the therapeutic agent.

An absorbent device comprising:

• a fluid-absorbent body having an application region for projection within the vestibule of a wearer;
• and
• a formulation including a therapeutic agent, wherein the application region is adapted to contact and deliver the therapeutic agent through the non-cornified epithelium of the labia.