Why is the cut off for the HPV/Cervical cancer vaccine 26?

I'd like to give it a few years to make sure there are no complications in the mass market but I'm 26 now. What's the reason for the 9 - 26 limit?

HPV is an STD. Studies conducting from examining the medical records of patients treated for STD's suggests that promiscuous behavior starts as early as nine but tappers off by the time one gets twenty-six, at least on average. Although you can get cervical cancer and not have HPV, the likelihood is infinitesimally small. However you can't get HPV without having unprotected sex, which is a promiscuous behavior. So after 26 typically, you are (hopefully) beyond the promiscuous behavior stage and should not need the vaccine.

i think they wanna catch a person before they have sex cuase thats how its passed i have been told
i don't think that you can't get it after 26 that's just the recommended age. the nurse where i'm getting mine said that she got it even though she's older than 26
ok, here is the issue. the vaccine was created for people under the age of 18. hey had a better immune system, and it would clear up only after a shot. now they are saying that they can now cure it by having several shots over a six month period for any one under 26. this is based upon if the vaccine can cure the specific strains of HPV that you have. Hpv has several differebt strains just like other viruses like hepatitus. i have read an artical that said that is some cases they can give the shot to someone over 26 if they contain specif stains of hpv http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/d...
That's not a firm limit. You can still get it if you're over 26 with your doctor's okay.
I was told this by my HMO.