Head-to-head for women
CoreAge Rx vs Shapely
CoreAge Rx and Shapely 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 Metabolic-Fit Score — our women's-health rubric.
CoreAge Rx
Higher scoreRanked #1 for women · Grade A−
Metabolic-Fit / 100
Best for: Mothers who want a fixed monthly price, a real clinician rather than an intake quiz, and uninterrupted nationwide access to both semaglutide and tirzepatide while they work out the timing around pregnancy or weaning.
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Ranked #94 for women · Grade C
Metabolic-Fit / 100
Best for: Someone with Medicare or a major PPO, for whom an in-network route may beat every cash price on this page.
Visit ShapelyThe verdict for women
CoreAge Rx edges out Shapely on the Metabolic-Fit Score, 92 to 50 (A− vs C). Mothers who want a fixed monthly price, a real clinician rather than an intake quiz, and uninterrupted nationwide access to both semaglutide and tirzepatide while they work out the timing around pregnancy or weaning.
Shapely is still a genuine option — shapely is the first provider in this batch that takes insurance — it says it is in network with Medicare and major PPO plans, and quotes brand-name co-pays of "typically $25 per month". That genuinely changes the arithmetic for anyone with coverage. What has to be read carefully is what the membership buys: $99 a month, $49 for the first, and it explicitly does not include medications or labs. So the compounded prices, $99 for semaglutide and $166 for tirzepatide, sit on top of the membership rather than replacing it. 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.
Price, access & features
| Detail | CoreAge Rx | Shapely |
|---|---|---|
| Metabolic-Fit Score | 92/100 · A− | 50/100 · C |
| Overall rank | #1 | #94 |
| Semaglutide | $99/mo | $99/mo cash-pay, on top of the membership |
| Tirzepatide | $149/mo | $166/mo cash-pay, on top of the membership |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Not published on the site |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Yes |
| Oral / sublingual | Injection only | Yes |
Metabolic-Fit / 100
CoreAge Rx
Ranked #1 · Grade A−
What we like
- A single flat monthly rate — no teaser first month that jumps at the first refill
- A prescriber reviews your history and will actually talk through timing if you're postpartum, nursing, or planning another pregnancy
- Semaglutide and tirzepatide on one chart, so switching molecules doesn't mean switching providers
The caveats
- Not the lowest sticker price — a couple of budget compounders come in under it
- Compounded only; there's no FDA-approved brand Wegovy or Zepbound lane here
- A general metabolic program, not a dedicated OB or hormone practice
Metabolic-Fit / 100
Shapely
Ranked #94 · Grade C
What we like
- Takes insurance — in network with Medicare and major PPO plans, which almost nothing else on this roster does
- Quotes brand-name co-pays honestly, "typically $25 per month but depending on the plan may be higher"
- States the Medicare limitation rather than hiding it: it covers these medications only for patients with diabetes
The caveats
- The membership is a second cost: $99 a month on top of whatever the medication costs, discounted to $49 for the first month
- "Get started for as low as $9" is the first-month membership price when paying with insurance — not a medication price and not an ongoing one
- Labs are excluded and cost around $75 if insurance does not cover them
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