FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  PEERSCHKE ELGAR
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/31/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FEMALE HEALTH CO [FHCO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
150 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 1580		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
11/07/2016
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60601		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 87,701
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class A Preferred Stock - Series 4   (1)   (2) Common Stock 959,040 $ (1) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PEERSCHKE ELGAR
150 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 1580
CHICAGO, IL 60601		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Kevin Gilbert, attorney-in-fact 12/06/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each share of Class A Preferred Stock - Series 4 will automatically convert into 40 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer upon receipt by the Issuer of approval by the affirmative vote of the holders of the Issuer's capital stock by the required vote under the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and the NASDAQ listing rules, as applicable, of (i) an amendment to the Issuer's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock by a sufficient amount to permit such conversion and (ii) the conversion of the Class A Preferred Stock - Series 4 pursuant to applicable NASDAQ rules.
(2) The Class A Preferred Stock - Series 4 has no expiration date.

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