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.