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Introduction: A cross sectional survey conducted to study the knowledge, attitude and practices of menstrual cups and its recommended usage from health care providers dealing with young girls and women. Methods: A questionnaire was used which consisted 20 questions regarding the advocacy of menstrual cups, health and hygiene, cervical cancer/vaccine during campaigns/consultation, feedback from young girls using menstrual cups, usage of digital platform to seek information on menstrual cups and also assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of the health care provider . Results: A total of 163 obstetricians and gynecologists in the public and private practice in Bangalore gave the responses. 93% of the health care providers thought that menstrual cups are more environment friendly than sanitary pads. Only 57% of health care providers actually advised young girls on the usage of menstrual cups. Though 50% of health care providers thought that it is appropriate to advice about menstrual cups to young girls, still only 35% only advocated the use of menstrual cups to young girls. Conclusion: Awareness among the healthcare providers on advocacy of eco-friendly measure to promote menstrual health and hygiene should be improved. .