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NewSelf vs Sesame Care

NewSelf 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.

NewSelf

Ranked #54 for women · Grade C

Best for: Women who are certain they want three months of a flat-priced compounded GLP-1 and will not need to change their mind, because changing it is expensive here.

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Sesame Care

Higher score

Ranked #4 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 NewSelf on the Luna Fit Score, 85 to 64 (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.

NewSelf is still a genuine option — one price at any dose, three months of medication shipped up front — and a set of exit terms and unresolved compliance problems that make it the hardest program on this board to leave. Weigh the six women's-health factors below against your own priorities; our NewSelf write-up for women goes through each of them, and if neither of these two is the one, our ranked shortlist of NewSelf alternatives 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.

NewSelf Sesame Care
PCOS & hormonal suitability6684
NewSelf
Sesame
Clinical oversight & labs6088
NewSelf
Sesame
Price transparency5280
NewSelf
Sesame
Nationwide access9092
NewSelf
Sesame
Ongoing support7882
NewSelf
Sesame
Cancellation fairness3885
NewSelf
Sesame

Price, access & features

DetailNewSelfSesame Care
Luna Fit Score64/100 · C85/100 · B
Overall rank#54#4
Semaglutide$134.99/mo flat at every dose (as low as $99.97; 3-month term required)From $149/mo (brand Wegovy pill)
Tirzepatide$224.99/mo flat at every dose (as low as $144.49; 3-month term required)Brand Zepbound (price varies)
Coverage48 states and Puerto Rico (not Mississippi or Louisiana)Nationwide marketplace
Brand-name accessCompounded onlyYes
Oral / sublingualInjection onlyYes

NewSelf

Ranked #54 · Grade C

What we like

  • One flat price at every dose for both molecules, with the dose ladder published beside it
  • Three months of medication shipped up front, so there is no waiting on refills mid-titration
  • LegitScript certified with a published, checkable ID

The caveats

  • FDA warning letter MARCS-CMS 721472, dated 20 February 2026, to NewSelf Limited dba NewSelf, over product labelling and marketing language. As of 1 August 2026 the wording the FDA objected to was still live on the site — five months on, unremediated
  • The product pages carry a badge reading 'cancel anytime', while the refund policy requires a three-month commitment and charges a full retail month as an early-cancellation fee. Those cannot both be true
  • No refunds: cancelling before the doctor's review costs a $99 administrative fee, and after it nothing is refundable regardless of shipment status

Sesame Care

Ranked #4 · 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 NewSelf nor Sesame Care is only worth comparing with the other. NewSelf is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 29 points apart on the Luna Fit Score — see the NewSelf–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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