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Head-to-head for women

Embody vs Telos Rx

Embody and Telos Rx 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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Telos Rx

Higher score

Ranked #12 for women · Grade B

Best for: Women who want GLP-1 care under the same roof as bioidentical HRT and needle-free options, from a LegitScript-certified compounder, and who are comfortable vetting a broad menu themselves.

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The verdict for women

Higher Luna Fit Score: Telos Rx

Telos Rx edges out Embody on the Luna Fit Score, 83 to 81 (B vs B−). Women who want GLP-1 care under the same roof as bioidentical HRT and needle-free options, from a LegitScript-certified compounder, and who are comfortable vetting a broad menu themselves. The reasoning behind that number is in our Telos Rx write-up for women.

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 Telos Rx
PCOS & hormonal suitability7288
Embody
Telos
Clinical oversight & labs8283
Embody
Telos
Price transparency7280
Embody
Telos
Nationwide access8880
Embody
Telos
Ongoing support8885
Embody
Telos
Cancellation fairness9082
Embody
Telos

Price, access & features

DetailEmbodyTelos Rx
Luna Fit Score81/100 · B−83/100 · B
Overall rank#47#12
Semaglutide$79/mo, no commitment (starting dose, promotional rate; $299 list)$99/mo injectable — the $49 headline is only the FIRST month of the 12-month prepaid ORAL plan, which renews at $129/mo billed every 48 weeks
Tirzepatide$129/mo, no commitment (starting dose, promotional rate; $349 list)$139/mo injectable · $129/mo oral · $116/mo microdosed (microdosing is tirzepatide, not semaglutide)
Coverage49 states (not Louisiana)Not publicly listed
Brand-name accessCompounded onlyCompounded only
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

Telos Rx

Ranked #12 · Grade B

What we like

  • Deep catalog that includes bioidentical HRT — genuinely relevant for women managing metabolism and hormones at once
  • Needle-free and oral GLP-1 options, plus microdosed lanes for a gradual on-ramp
  • LegitScript-certified and HIPAA-compliant, with HSA/FSA accepted and free shipping

The caveats

  • Everything is compounded — not FDA-approved the way brand Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound are
  • Pricing is opaque outside GLP-1, and the low rates hinge on annual lock-in
  • No named clinicians and thin public reviews, so the oversight signal is harder to verify

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 Telos Rx 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. Telos Rx is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 10 points apart — see Telos Rx against CoreAge Rx, factor by factor.

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