The US continues to have the highest teen pregnancy rate of all industrialized nations as well as an epidemic of STIs, including HIV among youth. The presenter traveled to the Netherlands, Germany, and France with a team of 22 colleagues to research sex education practices that might account for the differences. In addition, she studied cross cultural sexuality in Denmark, Estonia and Russia. Comparative results will be presented, along with an analysis of the current position for abstinence only programs in the US.