Unsilenced Blog

In this blog, we explain the traumatic nature of VCUGs and why this test can be so detrimental to children’s emotional and psychological well-being.

What is VCUG trauma? In this blog, we break down the potential health effects of voiding cystourethrograms (VCUGs) on patient welfare.

In this blog, we unpack the different layers of VCUG trauma that patients experience in childhood and adulthood.

A brief breakdown of the ethics of voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG).

A VCUG Retelling b y Alivia D.I. One moment, I was running on the playground at an elementary school. My classmates and friends' laughter...

A survivor's poem dedicated to her younger self.

In this blog, we discuss the sexual elements of VCUG and its potential for sexual trauma in pediatric patients.

Read all about the doctor-patient power imbalance, patient advocacy, and why it's necessary in the context of VCUG.

In this blog, a former VCUG patient courageously shares her story after discovering the Unsilenced Movement.

Abby, a former VCUG patient from Florida, bravely shares her story after VCUG trauma.

In this powerful interview, Unsilenced co-founder Mollie Bushart shares her story of grief, loss, and healing after VCUG trauma.

In this blog, we review Dr. Karen Blumberg's journal about pain and sedation during pediatric VCUG.