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Head-to-head for women

Direct Meds vs Henry Meds

Direct Meds and Henry Meds both offer GLP-1 telehealth to women, but they make different trade-offs on PCOS and hormonal suitability, clinical oversight, price and access. Here they are side-by-side on the Luna Fit Score — our women's-health rubric.

Direct Meds

Ranked #26 for women · Grade B−

Best for: Women who want an oral or sublingual alternative to weekly shots, on an all-inclusive program with no membership fee, and who are comfortable vetting a newer compounder themselves.

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Henry Meds

Higher score

Ranked #39 for women · Grade B

Best for: Women who want a simple, well-established flat-fee compounded program and don't mind paying more for the brand.

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The verdict for women

Higher Luna Fit Score: Henry Meds

Henry Meds edges out Direct Meds on the Luna Fit Score, 83 to 80 (B vs B−). Women who want a simple, well-established flat-fee compounded program and don't mind paying more for the brand. The reasoning behind that number is in our Henry Meds write-up for women.

Direct Meds is still a genuine option — one of the few programs we track that offers an oral or sublingual route alongside injections — semaglutide drops from about $179 (or $297 injectable), tirzepatide from about $224 — all-inclusive with no separate membership. The trade-off is a newer, less-verified operator whose prices we couldn't confirm live. Weigh the six women's-health factors below against your own priorities; what we found reviewing Direct Meds goes through each of them, and if neither of these two is the one, the full field we rank against Direct Meds widens the field.

Side-by-side on the six factors

Both providers scored on the same women's-health rubric — the higher side on each factor is marked. See the methodology.

Direct Meds Henry Meds
PCOS & hormonal suitability8483
Direct
Henry
Clinical oversight & labs6883
Direct
Henry
Price transparency8084
Direct
Henry
Nationwide access8082
Direct
Henry
Ongoing support8483
Direct
Henry
Cancellation fairness8884
Direct
Henry

Price, access & features

DetailDirect MedsHenry Meds
Luna Fit Score80/100 · B−83/100 · B
Overall rank#26#39
Semaglutide$249/mo sublingual · $297/mo injectable$249/mo
Tirzepatide$299/mo sublingual · $399/mo injectable$349/mo
CoverageNot publicly listedMulti-state
Brand-name accessCompounded onlyCompounded only
Oral / sublingualYesInjection only

Direct Meds

Ranked #26 · Grade B−

What we like

  • Rare oral and sublingual route in addition to injectable — a real option for the needle-averse
  • Both molecules offered — semaglutide and tirzepatide for insulin-resistant PCOS
  • All-inclusive pricing with no separate membership fee, and a promotional entry near $147

The caveats

  • Compounded only — no FDA-approved brand semaglutide or tirzepatide
  • Prices are company-stated, not ones we could verify live, and the brand runs multiple domains
  • A newer operator with an ambiguous footprint, so the oversight signal is thinner

Henry Meds

Ranked #39 · Grade B

What we like

  • Simple flat-fee model with both molecules
  • Well-established, widely recognized brand
  • Clear, predictable billing

The caveats

  • Higher pricing than many newer entrants
  • Compounded only, no hormone-specific framing

Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; the Luna Fit Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.

More head-to-heads

Neither Direct Meds nor Henry Meds is only worth comparing with the other. Direct Meds is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 13 points apart on the Luna Fit Score — see Direct Meds vs CoreAge Rx for women. Henry Meds is also written up against Ondra Health, 5 points apart — see the Henry Meds–Ondra Health head-to-head.

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