Unsilenced Blog

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...

In this blog, Unsilenced founder Shelby Smith shares her VCUG story.

In this blog, we’ll explore 4 studies that directly contradict the promotion of VCUG by major hospitals in 2024.

In this blog, we review critical research that supports the need to standardize VCUG referral, performance, and follow-up across institutions.

A poem written by a former VCUG patient about the fallout of medical and sexual trauma.

In this blog, we debunk 5 common myths about pediatric VCUG.

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.

In this blog, Unsilenced co-founder Ashley Groth discusses how the doctor-patient power imbalance affects VCUG patients.

This blog breaks down the key signs of child sexual abuse and details a VCUG survivor's personal experience with these signs.

In this blog, a former VCUG patient, 20, shares her powerful story in South Carolina.

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 blog, a former VCUG patient and Unsilenced co-founder shares her story from Ontario, Canada.

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

In this blog, Unsilenced co-founder Mollie Bushart explains why hospitals aren't offering alternative diagnostic measures for VCUG.

In this blog, a parent shares her experience navigating her daughter's VUR diagnosis and healing their relationship after VCUG trauma.

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

As a childhood trauma survivor, it's easy to assume that what happened was your own fault, but this blog attempts to convince you otherwise.

In this blog, we review 5 FAQs about pediatric VCUG that you won't find online.

An extensive guide to dissociative amnesia after the voiding cystourethrogram procedure + a survivor's experience.

Learn about the high rate of similarity between pediatric voiding cystourethrograms (VCUGs) and child sex abuse (CSA).

In this blog, we discuss how the informed consent doctrine affects pediatric VCUG.

In this blog, we discuss medical gaslighting during pediatric VCUG.