Gabriele Falloppia

Standard Name: Falloppia, Gabriele

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1561: Gabriele Falloppia (1523-1562) of Modena,...

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Gabriele Falloppia (1523-1562) of Modena, Italy, gave scientific names to the vagina, placenta, and fallopian tubes, and was the first to describe the male contraceptive sheath, meant for prevention of venereal disease.
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Hordern, Anthony. Legal Abortion: The English Experience. Pergamon, 1971.
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