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Head-to-head for women

Embody vs Sesame Care

Embody and Sesame Care 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.

Embody

Ranked #47 for women · Grade B−

Best for: Women who want the lowest possible entry cost without signing a prepay commitment, and who would rather chew a medicated gum than inject.

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Sesame Care

Higher score

Ranked #5 for women · Grade B

Best for: Shoppers who want genuine FDA-approved brand-name GLP-1s and the ability to pick their own provider and see the price up front, rather than one fixed compounded program.

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The verdict for women

Higher Luna Fit Score: Sesame Care

Sesame Care edges out Embody on the Luna Fit Score, 85 to 81 (B vs B−). Shoppers who want genuine FDA-approved brand-name GLP-1s and the ability to pick their own provider and see the price up front, rather than one fixed compounded program. The reasoning behind that number is in the Sesame Care scorecard.

Embody is still a genuine option — the cheapest month-to-month price in the ranking by a wide margin, from a program that names all four of its compounding pharmacies — with the catch that it is a starting-dose promotional rate against a $299 list price, so it is the figure most likely to move. Weigh the six women's-health factors below against your own priorities; the Embody scorecard goes through each of them, and if neither of these two is the one, the Embody alternatives, scored on the same six factors 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.

Embody Sesame Care
PCOS & hormonal suitability7284
Embody
Sesame
Clinical oversight & labs8288
Embody
Sesame
Price transparency7280
Embody
Sesame
Nationwide access8892
Embody
Sesame
Ongoing support8882
Embody
Sesame
Cancellation fairness9085
Embody
Sesame

Price, access & features

DetailEmbodySesame Care
Luna Fit Score81/100 · B−85/100 · B
Overall rank#47#5
Semaglutide$79/mo, no commitment (starting dose, promotional rate; $299 list)Brand Wegovy pill from $149/mo at 1.5 and 4 mg only, $299/mo at 9 and 25 mg — plus Sesame care: $59/mo only on the 12-month prepay, otherwise $99 billed every 28 days (13 charges a year)
Tirzepatide$129/mo, no commitment (starting dose, promotional rate; $349 list)Brand Zepbound vial $299/mo (2.5 mg), $399 (5 mg), $449 (7.5–15 mg); KwikPen $299 / $399 / $499 / $699 (10–15 mg) — plus Sesame care: $59/mo on the 12-month prepay, otherwise $99 per 28 days
Coverage49 states (not Louisiana)Nationwide marketplace
Brand-name accessCompounded onlyYes
Oral / sublingualYesYes

Embody

Ranked #47 · Grade B−

What we like

  • $79/mo semaglutide and $129/mo tirzepatide with no commitment — the lowest month-to-month figures in this ranking
  • Names all four partner pharmacies (RedRock, Health Warehouse, Precision Compounding and Triad Rx) rather than referring vaguely to 'a licensed pharmacy'
  • LegitScript certified

The caveats

  • $79 is a starting-dose promotional rate against a $299 list price its own store still records, so it is the figure in this ranking most likely to move — the $69 seen elsewhere is the 12-month prepay rate, not a second monthly offer
  • Not available in Louisiana, and the main site does not state coverage at all
  • Copy says 'flat at every dose' in one place and 'starting at $79' in another, with no published dose table to settle it

Sesame Care

Ranked #5 · Grade B

What we like

  • Real FDA-approved brand-name access — Wegovy pen and pill, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro and Rybelsus
  • Established platform (operating since 2018) with LegitScript, BBB accreditation and large third-party review volume
  • You choose the provider and see the price up front — genuine marketplace transparency

The caveats

  • A generalist marketplace, not a dedicated weight-loss program — lighter ongoing hand-holding than a specialist desk
  • Two-part cost (a platform subscription plus the medication) makes the true monthly total harder to compare
  • Brand-name cash prices can run high without insurance

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 Embody nor Sesame Care is only worth comparing with the other. Embody is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 12 points apart on the Luna Fit Score — see the Embody–CoreAge Rx head-to-head. Sesame Care is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 8 points apart — see Sesame Care against CoreAge Rx, factor by factor.

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