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Head-to-head for women

Idgie Health vs Sesame Care

Idgie Health 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.

Idgie Health

Ranked #58 for women · Grade C

Best for: A woman who wants the whole ladder visible before starting and will ask, in writing, what the membership is.

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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 Idgie Health on the Luna Fit Score, 85 to 77 (B vs C). 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.

Idgie Health is still a genuine option — publishes the amount billed today at every rung and states its 503A class — then describes a recurring Membership Fee only in the Terms. Weigh the six women's-health factors below against your own priorities; our full Idgie Health review goes through each of them, and if neither of these two is the one, the alternatives to Idgie Health we rank for women 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.

Idgie Health Sesame Care
PCOS & hormonal suitability7484
Idgie
Sesame
Clinical oversight & labs7688
Idgie
Sesame
Price transparency6680
Idgie
Sesame
Nationwide access8292
Idgie
Sesame
Ongoing support8882
Idgie
Sesame
Cancellation fairness8085
Idgie
Sesame

Price, access & features

DetailIdgie HealthSesame Care
Luna Fit Score77/100 · C85/100 · B
Overall rank#58#5
Semaglutide$149/mo month-to-month ($114 only on a six-month prepay)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$229/mo month-to-month ($171 only on a six-month prepay)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
CoveragePublishes its own state-availability pageNationwide marketplace
Brand-name accessCompounded onlyYes
Oral / sublingualYesYes

Idgie Health

Ranked #58 · Grade C

What we like

  • Every rung carries the figure billed today — $387 at three months, $687 at six on semaglutide — not just a per-month number
  • States the pharmacy class plainly: prescriptions ship from a licensed U.S. 503A pharmacy
  • Names its operating entity, Feel Better Health Group, LLC, in the page footer rather than only in the Terms

The caveats

  • Both headlines are the six-month prepay: "From $114" against $149, and "From $171" against $229
  • The Terms describe a recurring Membership Fee — and exclude the online visit and any labs from it — while the pricing page never uses the word and promises no hidden fees
  • The same Terms name two different pharmacy networks without dividing the work between them

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 Idgie Health nor Sesame Care is only worth comparing with the other. Idgie Health is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 16 points apart on the Luna Fit Score — see Idgie Health vs CoreAge Rx for women. 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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