EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We  hereby  consent  to  the  use  in  the  Amendment  No. 1 to the Registration
Statement  on Form SB-2 of our report, dated November 21, 2001 except for Note 4
to  which  the  date  is December 28, 2001, 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, 2001, and for each of the
two  years  then  ended.  We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the
caption  "Experts"  in  the  Prospectus.

                                                 /s/  McGLADREY  &  PULLEN,  LLP
Schaumburg,  Illinois
October 16,  2002