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Head-to-head for women

Telos Rx vs Effecty

Telos Rx and Effecty 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.

Telos Rx

Ranked #19 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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Effecty

Higher score

Ranked #6 for women · Grade B+

Best for: Women who want the flexibility of both compounded and FDA-approved brand medication from a LegitScript-accredited, nationwide provider.

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The verdict for women

Higher Luna Fit Score: Effecty

Effecty edges out Telos Rx on the Luna Fit Score, 87 to 85 (B+ vs B). Women who want the flexibility of both compounded and FDA-approved brand medication from a LegitScript-accredited, nationwide provider.

Telos Rx is still a genuine option — one of the deepest catalogs we log for a woman managing metabolism and hormones together — semaglutide and tirzepatide in oral, microdosed, and injectable forms, plus bioidentical HRT and a long peptide menu, from a LegitScript-certified, HIPAA-compliant compounder. Weigh the six women's-health factors below against your own priorities.

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.

Telos Rx Effecty
PCOS & hormonal suitability8886
Telos
Effecty
Clinical oversight & labs8388
Telos
Effecty
Price transparency8085
Telos
Effecty
Nationwide access8095
Telos
Effecty
Ongoing support8584
Telos
Effecty
Cancellation fairness8283
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Effecty

Price, access & features

DetailTelos RxEffecty
Luna Fit Score85/100 · B87/100 · B+
Overall rank#19#6
SemaglutideFrom $49/mo (microdosed)$160/mo
TirzepatideFrom $99/mo (annual)$240/mo
CoverageNot publicly listedAll 50 states
Brand-name accessCompounded onlyYes
Oral / sublingualYesInjection only

Telos Rx

Ranked #19 · 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

Effecty

Ranked #6 · Grade B+

What we like

  • FDA-approved brand access plus compounded, both molecules
  • LegitScript-accredited — a meaningful oversight signal when hormones are involved
  • Nationwide across all 50 states

The caveats

  • No oral/sublingual form
  • Not a hormone-specialty program; PCOS framing is general

Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never changes a Luna Fit Score. 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.

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