Okay, some of these stories are pretty funny. My sister-in-law actually called me about 3 years ago and asked me if I thought it would be okay for her daughter (who was on the swim team & 13 years old at the time) to use a tampon. She was worried it would mean her daughter wasn't a virgin anymore. LOL I told her that wasn't what would make her daughter not a virgin any more.

Anyway, back to the tampon while exercising question. I just take scissors & cut the string off of my tampon (I leave about 1/4 inch of string) and have no problem whatsoever pulling it out by that string. It's not going to get lost -- it can only travel so far.