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Head-to-head for women
Edessa vs MadeMed
Edessa and MadeMed 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.
Edessa
Ranked #74 for women · Grade C
Luna Fit
Best for: A woman prepared to prepay six months, or one willing to click past the front page to the table carrying the real monthly rate.
Visit EdessaMadeMed
Higher scoreRanked #7 for women · Grade B
Luna Fit
Best for: Women who expect to titrate and want to know today what month six costs, and who want an oral route available without switching provider.
Visit MadeMedThe verdict for women
MadeMed edges out Edessa on the Luna Fit Score, 84 to 69 (B vs C). Women who expect to titrate and want to know today what month six costs, and who want an oral route available without switching provider. The reasoning behind that number is in what we found reviewing MadeMed.
Edessa is still a genuine option — clean three-rung tables one click in, behind a front page whose three cards all quote six-month rungs and whose cheapest belongs to a different drug. Weigh the six women's-health factors below against your own priorities; what we found reviewing Edessa goes through each of them, and if neither of these two is the one, what women pick instead of Edessa 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.
Price, access & features
| Detail | Edessa | MadeMed |
|---|---|---|
| Luna Fit Score | 69/100 · C | 84/100 · B |
| Overall rank | #74 | #7 |
| Semaglutide | $179/mo month-to-month for the injection ($135 only on a six-month prepay) | $239/mo quarterly (from $199/mo on 6 months) |
| Tirzepatide | $239/mo month-to-month ($209 only on a six-month prepay) | $399/mo quarterly (from $369/mo on 6 months) |
| Coverage | Not publicly listed | 40 states |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Oral / sublingual | Yes | Yes |
Luna Fit
Edessa
Ranked #74 · Grade C
What we like
- Each product page carries a plain three-rung table, so the commitment behind every figure is visible
- "Same price, every dose" is printed on each product page
- Names its operating entity and a full street address in Las Vegas, Nevada
The caveats
- The front page leads with "Start for just $135", a six-month prepay on the semaglutide injection; month-to-month tirzepatide is $239
- All three front-page cards quote the six-month rung, so the real monthly rates appear only after a click
- Its Terms give two corporate forms for the same company in one clause — "Edessa Group, LLC, a Nevada corporation"
Luna Fit
MadeMed
Ranked #7 · Grade B
What we like
- One price at every dose, published dose by dose — semaglutide $239/mo from 0.25mg to 2.4mg, tirzepatide $399/mo from 2.5mg to 15mg
- LegitScript verified, with board-certified physician review and US compounding pharmacies
- Oral semaglutide and oral tirzepatide are both offered alongside the injections
The caveats
- Compounded medication is not FDA-approved the way brand Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound are
- 40 states rather than nationwide — check yours before you start
- Tirzepatide is among the pricier entries in this ranking at $399/mo quarterly
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 Edessa nor MadeMed is only worth comparing with the other. Edessa is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 24 points apart on the Luna Fit Score — see how Edessa and CoreAge Rx compare on the Luna Fit Score. MadeMed is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 9 points apart — see MadeMed vs CoreAge Rx for women.
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