Head-to-head for women
Live Vital vs Strut Health
Live Vital and Strut Health 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.
Live Vital
Ranked #48 for women · Grade C
Luna Fit
Best for: Women in perimenopause who want a named, menopause-credentialled physician rather than a clinician network, and who will do the arithmetic on the protocol price themselves.
Visit Live VitalStrut Health
Higher scoreRanked #6 for women · Grade B
Luna Fit
Best for: Women who want a needle-free option, or who want to see every route and price side by side before committing to one.
Visit Strut HealthThe verdict for women
Strut Health edges out Live Vital on the Luna Fit Score, 85 to 76 (B vs C). Women who want a needle-free option, or who want to see every route and price side by side before committing to one. The reasoning behind that number is in our full Strut Health review.
Live Vital is still a genuine option — a one-physician practice whose founder is menopause-certified and has written a 40-page perimenopause guide — genuine midlife expertise, wrapped around the most misleading price presentation on the board. Weigh the six women's-health factors below against your own priorities; what we found reviewing Live Vital goes through each of them, and if neither of these two is the one, the full field we rank against Live Vital 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 | Live Vital | Strut Health |
|---|---|---|
| Luna Fit Score | 76/100 · C | 85/100 · B |
| Overall rank | #48 | #6 |
| Semaglutide | ~$128/mo ($299 per 10-week protocol; no monthly rate published) | From $149/mo auto-refill |
| Tirzepatide | ~$235/mo ($549 per 10-week protocol; no monthly rate published) | From $199/mo auto-refill |
| Coverage | All 50 states claimed | 49 states (not Arkansas) |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Oral / sublingual | Injection only | Yes |
Luna Fit
Live Vital
Ranked #48 · Grade C
What we like
- Founder Dr. Patrick Taylor is a menopause-certified practitioner and lists women's health as his first specialty — a rare credential in this segment
- Publishes a free 40-page perimenopause clinical guide with 32 peer-reviewed citations, which frames peptide therapy as an adjunct to hormone therapy rather than a substitute for it
- Peptide and hormone therapy sit on the same account as GLP-1 care
The caveats
- The advertised '$99/mo' is a $299 prepaid ten-week protocol divided by three months — the real cost is closer to $128 per 30 days
- No month-to-month option exists at all; the prepaid protocol is the only way to buy
- The pricing page does not list semaglutide, tirzepatide or retatrutide anywhere — the GLP-1s sit on separate pages it does not link to
Luna Fit
Strut Health
Ranked #6 · Grade B
What we like
- Sublingual lozenges for both molecules — a real option if injections are the thing stopping you, and rare on this board
- Every route prices publicly: semaglutide from $99 sublingual or $149 injectable, tirzepatide from $199 either way
- Cancel, pause or delay a subscription yourself, with 48 hours' notice before processing
The caveats
- Compounded medication is not FDA-approved the way brand Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound are
- No brand-name path at all
- Asynchronous by design — their FAQ notes some states do not require a phone consultation, so you may never speak to the prescriber
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 Live Vital nor Strut Health is only worth comparing with the other. Live Vital is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 17 points apart on the Luna Fit Score — see how Live Vital and CoreAge Rx compare on the Luna Fit Score. Strut Health is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 8 points apart — see Strut Health vs CoreAge Rx for women.
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Or browse the full comparison hub.