Drugs that block progesterone receptors (i.e.,antiprogestins)such as mifepristone can be used clinically to

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Drugs that block progesterone receptors, such as mifepristone, can be used for all the clinical purposes listed. Mifepristone is used to terminate pregnancy during the early stages of gestation, decrease pain and bleeding caused by benign uterine fibroid growths (leiomyomas, endometriosis), and prevent hyperglycemia caused by excess cortisol production in Cushing syndrome. Therefore, all the options (A, B, and C) are correct.

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