X0303 4 2010-09-13 0 0000863894 FEMALE HEALTH CO FHCO 0001075399 DEARHOLT STEPHEN M 36365 TRAIL RIDGE ROAD STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO 80488 1 0 1 0 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2010-09-13 4 S 0 25000 4.91 D 2359781 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 30650 I Note Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 69500 I Note Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 275820 I Note Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 418100 I Note Shares sold to the Company under an authorization by the Company's Board of Directors to purchase shares under the Company's equity compensation plans at the market price on the effective date of the repurchase request. Shares are held by the reporting person's self-directed IRA. Shares are held by a profit sharing plan, of which the reporting person is a beneficiary. Shares are held by a trust, of which the reporting person is a trustee. Shares are held by a trust, of which the reporting person is a trustee. /s/ James M. Bedore, Attorney-in-fact 2010-09-16