Branched chain and cycloaliphatic esters of the androstane and oestrane series and pharmaceutical compositions containing same

A compound of the formula ##STR11## of the 5.alpha.H analog thereof, wherein

• R is H or CH.sub.3 ;
• R.sub.1 is H or CH.sub.3 ;
• R.sub.2 is H or CH.sub.3 ;
• R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of H, OH, CH.sub.3, and Cl;
• R.sub.4 is H or C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl;
• R.sub.5 is selected from the group consisting of H, C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl, and CF.sub.3 ;
• R.sub.6 is selected from the group consisting of H, C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkoxy, halogen, and .beta.-OH with the proviso that when R.sub.6 is .beta.-OH, the compound also contains 9.alpha.-F;
• with the further proviso that R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 represent at least 4 and at most 5 hydrogen atoms;
• R.sub.7 is H or CH.sub.3 ;
• R.sub.8 is ##STR12## R.sub.9 is ##STR13## where n=0, 1, or 2;
• R.sub.10 is C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 alkyl;
• R.sub.11 is H or C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 alkyl;
• R.sub.12 is an aliphatic group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, or R.sub.10 and R.sub.12 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C.sub.7 to C.sub.12 cycloaliphatic group with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms in the carboxylic acid residue is 8 to 20;
• and
• X is selected from the group consisting of .dbd.O, OH, and ##STR14##