Abstract: Novel 10-substituted steroids of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and substituted alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl and substituted alkynyl of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, aryl and substituted aryl, aralkyl and substituted aralkyl, protected hydroxy, optionally esterified carboxy, --NH.sub.2, protected amino, mono and di-alkyl amino of 1 to 4 alkyl carbon atoms, halogen and trialkylsilyl, R.sub.2 is methyl or ethyl, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form cyclopropyl or R.sub.6 is hydrogen and R.sub.7 is R.sub.1, R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and substituted alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, acetylthio and alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl and substituted alkynyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, X is optionally acylated or etherified hydroxyl and Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, R.sub.4, --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 COOM and --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.