Head to head for first-timers
CoreAge Rx vs Bayan Health
CoreAge Rx and Bayan Health both offer GLP-1 telehealth, but they make different trade-offs on how gentle the start is, honest pricing, real support and access. Here they are side by side on the Mama-Match Score — our first-timer rubric.
CoreAge Rx
Higher scoreRank #1 for first-timers · Grade A
Mama-Match
Best for: Moms who want a clear, honest first step — a real clinician instead of a questionnaire, a flat price, and the freedom to pause when life needs you to.
Visit CoreAge RxBayan Health
Rank #169 for first-timers · Grade C
Mama-Match
Best for: Someone shopping mainly on price who wants to see every figure before handing anything over, and who will stay with the two established molecules.
Visit Bayan HealthThe verdict for a first step
CoreAge Rx edges out Bayan Health on the Mama-Match Score, 94 to 54 (A vs C). Moms who want a clear, honest first step — a real clinician instead of a questionnaire, a flat price, and the freedom to pause when life needs you to.
Bayan Health is still a genuine option — the cheapest prices I saw, six figures on an open storefront from $99. But it advertises retatrutide, a drug that is not approved for anything. Weigh the six first-timer factors below against your own priorities.
Side by side on all six factors
Both providers judged on the same first-timer rubric — the higher side on each factor is marked. See the methodology.
Price, access and features
| Detail | CoreAge Rx | Bayan Health |
|---|---|---|
| Mama-Match Score | 94/100 · A | 54/100 · C |
| Overall rank | #1 | #169 |
| Semaglutide | $99/mo | $129/mo |
| Tirzepatide | $149/mo | $149/mo |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Not published |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Oral / sublingual | Injection only | Yes |
Mama-Match
CoreAge Rx
Rank #1 · Grade A
What we like
- One flat monthly price, with no teaser rate that jumps after the first month — you know the number before you commit
- A clinician reads your history and will genuinely talk timing with you if you're postpartum, breastfeeding, or trying to conceive
- Semaglutide and tirzepatide in one account, so you and a clinician can choose — and switch — without starting over
The caveats
- Not the rock-bottom teaser price — a couple of marketplaces dangle a lower first-month number
- Compounded medication only, not FDA-approved brand-name Ozempic or Wegovy
- A general metabolic program, not a dedicated OB-GYN or hormone consult
Mama-Match
Bayan Health
Rank #169 · Grade C
What we like
- Six prices on an open storefront, with no account, email or intake
- The cheapest rates , from $99 a month
- The microdose tiers genuinely cost less than the standard ones
The caveats
- Advertises retatrutide, labeled “GLP-3”, as coming soon: a drug approved for nothing
- The oral drops are sold with nothing published about how they are absorbed
- Three more products are listed as coming soon with no price
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never changes a Mama-Match Score. Prices, states and verification reflect what each provider disclosed publicly at our last review; the Mama-Match Score is our editorial judgment under the methodology. Prices change — confirm them on each provider’s site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.
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