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Ernst Gräfenberg

German gynaecologist and medical researcher (1881–1957).

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German gynaecologist and medical researcher (1881–1957).

Ernst Gräfenberg (26 September 1881 – 28 October 1957) was a German-born physician and scientist. He developed the intrauterine device (IUD), and studied the role of the woman's urethra in orgasm. The G-spot is named after him.

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    German gynaecologist and medical researcher (1881–1957).

Career and education

Employers and institutions

Kiel University

Education

University of Göttingen · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Fields of work

medicine

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