Fallopius

In 1575, Fallopius writes of "a degeneration of arteries into bone." These "ossified arteries" were commonly noted by anatomists of that period.

16th century Italian anatomist Gabriel Fallopius gave his name to the fallopian tubes in which eggs travel from the ovary to the uterus.

You might never have heard of Gabrielle Fallopius but if you're a bloke who can't keep it in his trousers, as it were, you perhaps should be thanking him.

Realdus Columbus (1516-1559) and Gabriel Fallopius (1523-1559), outstanding among Vesalius' supporters, succeeded him in Padua's Human Anatomy Discipline, confirming many of his discoveries.

The first documented description and trial of a condom was in the 16th century when Italian anatomist Gabrielle Fallopius claimed to have made a linen condom to protect against syphilis.