WHEREIN R REPRESENTS ALKYL HAVING 1 YO 3 CARBON ATOMS AND THE -OH IN THE 16 POSITION IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE A-OH AND THE B-OH; AS WELL AS PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COMPOUNDS, INTERMEDIATES IN THE PROCESS, THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE COMPOUNDS AND THE METHOD OF PREVENTING PREGNACY IN WARM-BLOODED ANIMALS BY ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMPOUNDS.