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Healthy subjects on oral estrogens demonstrated a linear agreement between s- and sa-cortisol through all measurements. Seventeen healthy subjects repeated the test, with similar outcomes, but reproducibility in terms of intraclass coefficient and correlation was poor.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sa-cortisol in cosyntropin-test has high diagnostic accuracy in detecting adrenal insufficiency and is particularly useful in women on oral estrogens. 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