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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July 20, 2001
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<DIV align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><font size="4">FORM S-8</font><BR>
  <font size="3">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
  UNDER<BR>
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></B></FONT></DIV>

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<div align="center"><FONT size="2"><FONT size="3"><B><font size="5">WOMEN FIRST
  HEALTHCARE, INC.</font></B><BR>
  <font size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></FONT></FONT>
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          <div align="center"><FONT size="2"> <B>13-3919601</B><br>
            (I.R.S. Employer<br>
            Identification No.)</FONT></div>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>12220 El Camino Real, Suite&nbsp;400<BR>
  San Diego, California 92130<BR>
  (619)&nbsp;509-1171</B><BR>
  (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code, and telephone number)</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><font size="3">Amended and Restated 1998 Long-Term
  Incentive Plan</font></B><BR>
  (Full title of the plans)</FONT> <br>
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        <div align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Edward F. Calesa <br>
          Women First HealthCare, Inc. <br>
          12220 El Camino Real, Suite&nbsp;400<br>
          San Diego, California 92130<br>
          (619)&nbsp;509-1171<br>
          </B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,<br>
          including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></div>
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        <div align="center"><FONT size="2"> Copies to:<br>
          <B>Robert E. Burwell, Esq. <br>
          Latham &#38; Watkins<br>
          701 &#147;B&#148; Street, Suite&nbsp;2100<br>
          San Diego, California 92101<br>
          (619)&nbsp;236-1234</B></FONT></div>
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          stock, $.001 par value</FONT></DIV>
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        <div align="center"><FONT size="2">700,000</FONT></div>
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        <div align="center"><FONT size="2">$</FONT><FONT size="2">5,616,284</FONT><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></div>
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        <div align="center"><FONT size="2">$</FONT><FONT size="2">1,405</FONT></div>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 covers 700,000 additional shares
of common stock available for issuance under the Amended and Restated 1998
Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;1998 Plan&#148;), pursuant to an amendment of
the Plan approved by the stockholders of the registrant on September&nbsp;12,
2000. The 1998 Plan authorizes the issuance of a maximum of 2,949,985
shares of Common Stock. However, the offer and sale of 2,249,985 shares
of Common Stock under the 1998 Plan, which have been or may be issued upon
exercise of options under such plan, have previously been registered
pursuant to Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-82285.
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">This estimate is made pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) solely for purposes of
calculating the registration fee, and is determined according to the
following offering price information: Of the 700,000 shares of common
stock reserved for issuance under the 1998 Plan being registered
hereunder, (i)&nbsp;173,934 shares of common stock are subject to outstanding
options with an exercise price of $0.88 per share, (ii)&nbsp;50,899 shares of
common stock are subject to outstanding options with an exercise price of
$0.91 per share, and (iii)&nbsp;475,167 shares of common stock are reserved for
issuance upon exercise of options to be granted in the future. Pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;457(h), for all shares of common stock being registered hereunder
with an exercise price which cannot be presently determined (475,167
shares of common stock under the 1998 Plan), the Proposed Maximum Offering
Price Per Share is $11.40 per share of common stock, which is based on the
average of the high and low prices for the common stock as reported on The
Nasdaq National Market on July&nbsp;13, 2001.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 registers the offer and sale of an
additional 700,000 shares of common stock of Women First HealthCare, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) for issuance under the Amended and Restated 1998 Long-Term Incentive
Plan. In accordance with Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, the contents of the prior
Registration Statement File No.&nbsp;333-82285 are hereby incorporated by reference.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
the following documents and information heretofore filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) on March&nbsp;30, 2001;
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2001, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;15, 2001;
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;3,
2001;
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to
Section&nbsp;14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on
April&nbsp;30, 2001;
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, since the filing of the
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K; and
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in
the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed with the
Commission on June&nbsp;24, 1999.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date this Registration Statement
is filed with the Commission and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part of it
from the respective dates of filing of such documents. Any statement contained
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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Amended and Restated 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;30, 2000 (File No.&nbsp;26487)).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Latham &#38; Watkins.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &#38; Young LLP, Independent Auditors.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on this 17th day of
July, 2001.
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      <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="2"> WOMEN FIRST HEALTHCARE, INC.</FONT></TD>
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<TD  align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Edward F.
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      <TD  align="center" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>Edward F.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below does hereby constitute and appoint Edward F. Calesa and Charles M.
Caporale, and each of them, with full power of substitution and full power to
act without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to
act for him or her in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments including post-effective amendments
and any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b) under the
Securities Act to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
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<TD align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Edward F. Calesa</FONT>
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        Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<TD align="center"><FONT size="2">Edward F. Calesa</FONT>
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<TD align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Charles M. Caporale</FONT>
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        (Principal Financial Officer and Principal</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated
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Women First Healthcare, Inc. Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July 20, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WOMEN FIRST
  HEALTHCARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
13-3919601
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
12220 El Camino Real, Suite 400
San Diego, California 92130
(619) 509-1171
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code, and telephone number)
Amended and Restated 1998 Long-Term
  Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Edward F. Calesa
Women First HealthCare, Inc.
12220 El Camino Real, Suite 400
San Diego, California 92130
(619) 509-1171
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Robert E. Burwell, Esq.
Latham & Watkins
701 "B" Street, Suite 2100
San Diego, California 92101
(619) 236-1234
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of Securities
to be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Registration
to be Registered
Registered(1)
Per Share
Price
Fee
Common
          stock, $.001 par value
700,000
$
(2
)
$
5,616,284
(2)
$
1,405
(1)
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 covers 700,000 additional shares
of common stock available for issuance under the Amended and Restated 1998
Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "1998 Plan"), pursuant to an amendment of
the Plan approved by the stockholders of the registrant on September 12,
2000. The 1998 Plan authorizes the issuance of a maximum of 2,949,985
shares of Common Stock. However, the offer and sale of 2,249,985 shares
of Common Stock under the 1998 Plan, which have been or may be issued upon
exercise of options under such plan, have previously been registered
pursuant to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-82285.
(2)
This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of
calculating the registration fee, and is determined according to the
following offering price information: Of the 700,000 shares of common
stock reserved for issuance under the 1998 Plan being registered
hereunder, (i) 173,934 shares of common stock are subject to outstanding
options with an exercise price of $0.88 per share, (ii) 50,899 shares of
common stock are subject to outstanding options with an exercise price of
$0.91 per share, and (iii) 475,167 shares of common stock are reserved for
issuance upon exercise of options to be granted in the future. Pursuant
to Rule 457(h), for all shares of common stock being registered hereunder
with an exercise price which cannot be presently determined (475,167
shares of common stock under the 1998 Plan), the Proposed Maximum Offering
Price Per Share is $11.40 per share of common stock, which is based on the
average of the high and low prices for the common stock as reported on The
Nasdaq National Market on July 13, 2001.
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Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 8. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers the offer and sale of an
additional 700,000 shares of common stock of Women First HealthCare, Inc. (the
"Company") for issuance under the Amended and Restated 1998 Long-Term Incentive
Plan. In accordance with Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the prior
Registration Statement File No. 333-82285 are hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
the following documents and information heretofore filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission:
(a) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on March 30, 2001;
(b) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2001, filed with the Commission on May 15, 2001;
(c) Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 3,
2001;
(d) Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to
Section 14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on
April 30, 2001;
(e) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, since the filing of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K; and
(f) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the
Commission on June 24, 1999.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date this Registration Statement
is filed with the Commission and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part of it
from the respective dates of filing of such documents. Any statement contained
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
Amended and Restated 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the Commission on March 30, 2000 (File No. 26487)).
5.1
Opinion of Latham & Watkins.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on this 17th day of
July, 2001.
WOMEN FIRST HEALTHCARE, INC.
By:
/s/   Edward F.
Calesa
Edward F.
Calesa
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below does hereby constitute and appoint Edward F. Calesa and Charles M.
Caporale, and each of them, with full power of substitution and full power to
act without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to
act for him or her in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments including post-effective amendments
and any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/   Edward F. Calesa
Chairman of the
        Board, President and
July 17, 2001
Chief Executive Officer
Edward F. Calesa
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/   Charles M. Caporale
Vice President
        and Chief Financial Officer
July 17, 2001
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Charles M. Caporale
Accounting Officer)
/s/   Nathan Kase, M.D.
Director
July 17, 2001
Nathan Kase, M.D.
/s/   Ruth A. Wooden
Director
July 17, 2001
Ruth A. Wooden
/s/   Dennis M. Jones
Director
July 17, 2001
Dennis M. Jones
/s/   Richard L. Rubin
Director
July 17, 2001
Richard L. Rubin
/s/   Michael T. Sember
Director
July 17, 2001
Michael T. Sember
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
4.1
Amended and Restated 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 30, 2000).
5.1
Opinion of Latham & Watkins.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).
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