Skip to content
Luna Metabolic
Menu

Head-to-head for women

Nolu vs Sesame Care

Nolu 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.

Nolu

Ranked #50 for women · Grade C

Best for: Women who want an all-in per-order price with no separate membership fee and are comfortable with general wellness branding rather than a hormone-specialized clinic.

Visit Nolu
vs

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.

Visit Sesame Care

The verdict for women

Higher Luna Fit Score: Sesame Care

Sesame Care edges out Nolu on the Luna Fit Score, 85 to 75 (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.

Nolu is still a genuine option — a wellness-lifestyle brand, not positioned around either gender, selling both molecules plus a named Microdose GLP-1+B12/NAD+ stack in two variants at one all-in price — with no named clinician or pharmacy behind any of it. Weigh the six women's-health factors below against your own priorities; the Nolu scorecard goes through each of them, and if neither of these two is the one, the full field we rank against Nolu 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.

Nolu Sesame Care
PCOS & hormonal suitability6884
Nolu
Sesame
Clinical oversight & labs6888
Nolu
Sesame
Price transparency7280
Nolu
Sesame
Nationwide access9392
Nolu
Sesame
Ongoing support7882
Nolu
Sesame
Cancellation fairness7585
Nolu
Sesame

Price, access & features

DetailNoluSesame Care
Luna Fit Score75/100 · C85/100 · B
Overall rank#50#4
Semaglutide$249/mo injectable, or $279/mo oral (billed per 4-week cycle, not calendar month)From $149/mo (brand Wegovy pill)
Tirzepatide$339/mo injectable (billed per 4-week cycle, not calendar month)Brand Zepbound (price varies)
CoverageAll 50 states plus Washington D.C. (standard hedge language)Nationwide marketplace
Brand-name accessCompounded onlyYes
Oral / sublingualYesYes

Nolu

Ranked #50 · Grade C

What we like

  • Both molecules plus an oral semaglutide route, and a named Microdose GLP-1+B12/NAD+ stack (two variants) for a gentler on-ramp
  • All-in per-order pricing — consultation, medication and shipping in one figure, with no separate membership fee stacked on top
  • LegitScript verified, and available in all 50 states plus Washington D.C.

The caveats

  • No named medical director, prescribers, or compounding pharmacy disclosed anywhere on the site
  • ⚠ Billed per 4-week cycle, not calendar month — the real annualized cost runs roughly 8% above what the headline monthly figures imply
  • No PCOS, perimenopause or menopause programme — general wellness-lifestyle branding rather than a women's-health-specific clinic

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 Nolu nor Sesame Care is only worth comparing with the other. Nolu is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 18 points apart on the Luna Fit Score — see the Nolu–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.

Or browse the full comparison hub.