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Unsilenced Blog
Resources for VCUG Trauma, Recovery, & Healing


When the Body Leaves the Room: Understanding Dissociation & VCUG Trauma
A guide to understanding dissociation before and after pediatric VCUGs.
Oct 27, 2025


VCUG: A Trauma-Informed Guide
In this blog, we discuss the elements of VCUG trauma in pediatric urology.
Jul 29, 2025


Processing Anger as a VCUG Survivor
In this blog, we review tips for processing anger after VCUG trauma.
Mar 24, 2025


What Is VCUG Trauma?
What is VCUG trauma? In this blog, we break down the potential health effects of voiding cystourethrograms (VCUGs) on patient welfare.
Mar 14, 2025


Therapy Options for VCUG Trauma Recovery
Learn more about the different therapy options for VCUG trauma recovery in our new blog.
Mar 11, 2025


Healing from VCUG trauma? Here’s what fellow survivors recommend.
VCUG trauma recovery advice for survivors, by survivors. Learn 6 tips for your VCUG trauma recovery journey in our new blog.
Mar 11, 2025


Unpacking the Different Layers of VCUG Trauma
In this blog, we unpack the different layers of VCUG trauma that patients experience in childhood and adulthood.
Feb 26, 2025


What Health Effects Do VCUG Survivors Have in Common?
Learn about the health effects that former VCUG patients share in our new blog.
Feb 17, 2025


To Prove Something
A piece about feeling like you need to prove your suffering to people, and how I overcame that feeling.
Aug 27, 2024


VCUG Impact Statement by Riley A.
In this impact statement, Riley, an Unsilenced survivor, courageously shares the life-altering impacts of VCUG in childhood and adulthood.
May 22, 2024


I “Forgot” My VCUG Test. It Made No Difference.
In this blog, Unsilenced founder Shelby Smith shares her VCUG story.
Mar 8, 2024


“final draft” | a poem
A poem written by a former VCUG patient about the fallout of medical and sexual trauma.
Feb 18, 2024
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