CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form SB-2 of
our  report,  dated  November  11,  1999,  which  includes an emphasis paragraph
relating  to  an  uncertainty as to the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern,  on  the  audits of the consolidated financial statements of The Female
Health  Company  and  subsidiaries as of September 30, 1999, and for each of the
two  years  then  ended.  We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the
caption  "Experts"  in  the  Registration  Statement.

/s/  McGLADREY  &  PULLEN,  LLP
Schaumburg,  Illinois
September  20,  2000