The Female Health Company

Chicago, IL United States

  (NASDAQ: FHCO)

Company Description

Move over, Trojan Man! Business at The Female Health Company (FHC), maker of condoms for women, is gaining momentum. The female condom is the only female contraceptive that is FDA-approved for preventing both pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS. The firm's condoms are sold in about 105 countries worldwide (under the FC1 and FC2 names), including South Africa, Zimbabwe, the US, and Zambia. Outside the US, many of its products bear the Femidom name, among others. FHC also provides low-cost female condoms in Africa through an agreement with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). It sponsors the Female Health Foundation, which provides women with health education.