EXHIBIT 23

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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


   
         We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form
SB-2 (No.333-68515)of our report, dated November 5, 1998, except for the
fourth paragraph of footnote 15, as to which the date is November 19, 1998,
which includes an emphasis paragraph relating to an uncertainty as to the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern, on the consolidated financial
statements of The Female Health Company and subsidiaries.  We also consent to
the reference to our Firm under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus.
    

                                        /s/ McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP

   
Schaumburg, Illinois
January 12, 1999