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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
Processing Anger as a VCUG Survivor
In this blog, we review tips for processing anger after VCUG trauma.
Mar 24, 2025
What Are the Signs of Dissociative Amnesia After VCUG?
Learn 10 signs of dissociative amnesia after VCUG trauma in our new blog.
Feb 27, 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
When Are Children “Too Young” to Remember VCUG Trauma?
In this blog, we discuss how age affects children's memories of pediatric VCUG.
Oct 25, 2024
I “Forgot” My VCUG Test. It Made No Difference.
In this blog, Unsilenced founder Shelby Smith shares her VCUG story.
Mar 8, 2024
4 Studies That Directly Contradict VCUG Promotion in 2024
In this blog, we’ll explore 4 studies that directly contradict the promotion of VCUG by major hospitals in 2024.
Mar 6, 2024
Former VCUG Patient Shares Her Story in South Carolina
In this blog, a former VCUG patient, 20, shares her powerful story in South Carolina.
Aug 30, 2023
Unsilenced Co-Founder Shares Her Story in Ontario, Canada
In this blog, a former VCUG patient and Unsilenced co-founder shares her story from Ontario, Canada.
Aug 19, 2023
Dissociative Amnesia After VCUGs: A Lost Sense of Self
An extensive guide to dissociative amnesia after the voiding cystourethrogram procedure + a survivor's experience.
Jun 13, 2023
5 Things I Couldn’t Do After My Childhood VCUG
In this blog, I discuss 5 ways that my pediatric VCUG changed my childhood forever.
May 29, 2023
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