what is a Voiding cystourethrogram?

A VCUG is usually done for recurrent UTIs. The patient will be asked to undress from the waist down (pants and panties), and be given a gown. She will be asked to empty her bladder in the bathroom. Usually, a preliminary x-ray image will be taken. The only way to see the bladder and uterers (the tubes that connect the bladder to the kidney) with x-ray is to introduce a contrast or dye. In order to do that, the patient must be catheterized. The radiologic technologist or possibly a nurse will do this part of the study. Your daughter will be laying on her back, with her knees bent and spread apart. The tech/nurse will clean the outside of the genitilia with a betadine soap and insert a small tube through the urethra to the bladder. This can be very uncomfortable as the tube is passed through the urethra, but once the tube is in place, your daughter will not know it is there. It is important that she try to relax her muscles as the tube is introduced. Tight muscles will make the insertion harder and it will take longer, meaning it will prolong the uncomfortable feeling. Once the tube is in place, the legs are straightened and her gown or even a blanket will be put over her, so that she is not exposed. At that point, the radiologist will enter the room. While watching in real time on a TV screen, the radiologist will start allowing the contrast to fill the bladder, via the catheter. Your daughter will probably be able to see this as well. Eventually, her bladder will start telling her brain that she needs to urinate. We want the bladder to get fairly full. They are looking to make sure the valves at the UPJ (ureteropelvic junction-where the ureters enter the bladder) are competent. They should not open and allow fluid from the bladder to enter the ureters. Once your daughter feels full, she will be asked to pee on the x-ray table. They will put towels between her legs, and she will be covered. Peeing on the table is important, because sometimes with the pressure, the urine will leave the bladder and enter the ureter. IF a patient cannot pee on the table (and some cannot for modesty issues), we will take out the catheter tube and have her pee in the toilet in private. After emptying the bladder, she will be asked to hustle back to the x-ray table for a picture to make sure there is no contrast in the ureters. There really is no side effects post procedure. She will not leak contrast or have pain. So whatever she wants to wear is fine. The worst part of this study is the embarassment of the catheterization. And as long as you are not pregnant, you should be allowed to wear a leaded apron and stay in the room with her, if she wishes.

Another good idea: When they catheterize your daughter, you can get a "clean catch" of urine. Make sure they give you some of this clean catch for testing. When you urinate into a cup, it is possible for contamination from the labia etc. A clean catch is just urine, and nothing else. Our pediatric group in town always wants the parent to bring a clean catch to them so they can test it for bacteria. Find out if this is something they want you to do before the procedure begins. It may save your daughter from having to be catheterized for a clean catch later on.

A voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) is an x-ray examination of the bladder and lower urinary tract.

The procedure is painless. Your daughter will not probably not be completely nude, but she may be clothed in a gown for the procedure because they will need to insert a catheter at some point during the procedure. Usually, the doctor will fill the bladder with a special liquid for diagnostic purposes and then ask your daughter to empty her bladder. The doctor will take pictures during all the stages of the procedure to check how things are working with her body.
She should be able to wear normal comfortable clothes before and after the procedure. But, she should avoid clothing with metal components. If the doctor does any x-rays while she is in her street clothes, the metal components can disrupt the results.

Good luck to you and your daughter.

A voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) is an x-ray examination of the bladder and lower urinary tract. A catheter is inserted through the urethra, the urinary bladder is filled with a water-soluble contrast material, and the catheter is withdrawn. Several x-ray images of the bladder and urethra are captured as the patient empties the bladder. These images allow radiologists to diagnose any abnormalities in the flow of urine through the body.

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i do no longer think of which could reason infertility. In a VCU, they placed the catheter into your urinary bladder and fill it with assessment. It is going with the aid of your urethra, no longer your vagina. only the way your anatomy is desperate up, one equipment extremely has no longer something to do with the different. i do no longer see how any injury could've been finished on your uterus or reproductive equipment.

Here are a few good descriptions of the procedure.

http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/v-cystourethrogrm-pd.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003784.htm
http://www.ucsfhealth.org/childrens/medical_services/urology/uti/vcug.html

http://www.ma-hc.com/healthlibrary/pa/pa_voidcyst_hhg.php

errr, why dont u just ask the doctor??? X.x

i dont know that just seems like the sensible thing...

yes, she will be completely nude. and they will feed her cough syrup