If i received the first gardasil vaccination before i was sexually active, should i get gardasil 9 to be safe even though i am sexually active? i am abstinent at the moment and have been for over 3 years

Possibly, but: Gardasil 9 covers 5 HPV types not present in the Quadrivalent vaccine. These serotypes may account for 20% of cervical cancer. YOUR individual risk of getting cervical cancer from these 5 types is VERY low. The incidence of CIN 1-3 is about 5 out of 1000 pap tests. 20% x .005 = A 1 in 1000 chance of your getting cervical cancer from these 5 serotypes. Gardasil 9 is approved up to age 26.

No guideline in 2015: Everyone is at risk for catching the HPV strains that Gardasil protects against. The risk ranges from almost none to very high. A married person, where neither spouse has the viruses (hard to tell) and neither spouse will catch the virus from a 3rd person (even harder to tell), is at very low risk. Currently, there is not a guideline saying people who got Gardasil should get a Gardasil-9 booster.