Methodology
The Editors' Rating, explained
Most comparison sites score a generic patient. We score a mother — someone whose decision turns on whether the number survives a family budget, not on a marketing headline.
Every provider we cover earns a single number out of 100, the Editors' Rating, built from six factors we weight for how a mother actually shops for care. The weights are not neutral, and we do not pretend they are: cost and honesty about cost carry the most, because that is where the decision is usually made and where the marketing is usually least honest. The rating is our editorial judgment, drawn from each provider's public disclosures and our own review. It is the same math for a provider that pays us and one that doesn't, and it is never for sale.
The six factors
1. Family-budget value
22%Whether the all-in monthly cost survives a family budget at the maintenance dose — not just the introductory month. We reward flat pricing that doesn't step up as you titrate, and mark down teaser rates that quietly triple. Our heaviest factor, because for most mothers this is where the decision is made.
2. Clinical oversight & labs
20%Whether a licensed clinician — not just an intake form — stands behind the prescription, and whether the program runs or reviews labs and supports safe titration. This is the difference between real care and a prescription vending machine.
3. Pricing transparency
18%Whether the real number is visible before you hand over your history: no hidden membership, consult or lab fees stacked on top, and a clear price on both molecules. A program you can't budget for loses points here even if it's cheap.
4. Fits around motherhood
15%How well the program bends around a caregiver's life — nationwide access so care survives a move or a summer away, asynchronous visits that don't require a mid-afternoon appointment, and delivery that shows up without a fight.
5. Ongoing support & titration
13%The quality of continuing care once the first vial ships: side-effect and dose guidance, responsiveness when something feels off, and whether support (and coaching, where offered) actually stays with you.
6. Flexibility to pause or cancel
12%How easily you can pause, switch molecules, or walk away — and whether the provider locks you into contracts, forced auto-ships, or a cancellation process designed to be painful.
The rules of the desk
- One rubric, no exceptions. A provider that pays us is graded on exactly the criteria a provider that doesn't is. Commercial relationships are disclosed across the site; they buy spotlight, never a point of score.
- We say the quiet part. Nearly every brand here is a general metabolic program, not a maternal-health clinic. Where a program's support for the actual realities of motherhood runs thin, we mark it down and tell you why.
- Facts are cited; the verdict is ours. Price, states, and features come from each provider's own public disclosures at last review. The weighted rating on top of them is editorial judgment, and we own it.
- Nothing here is settled for good. Telehealth pricing moves monthly. Entries are dated and re-checked, and you should still confirm the current number on the provider's own site before you decide.
This page is editorial information, not medical advice. Compounded GLP-1 medications are not FDA-approved finished drug products, and GLP-1 medicines are not appropriate during pregnancy or while trying to conceive. Talk to a licensed clinician about your history and goals before starting any weight-management medication. See our affiliate disclosure and medical disclaimer.