Compound can be prepared in two different ways: 1) By dehydration of 13beta-ethyl-11beta,17beta-dihydroxy-17alpha-ethynyl-gona-4,9-diene-3-one (IV) with 60% formic acid at 100 C or with perchloric acid in methylene chloride containing acetonitrile. 2) The ketalization of 13beta-ethyl-gona-4,9,11-triene-3,17-dione (I) by means of glycol (A) and oxalic acid in dichloroethane affords 3-ethylenedioxy-13beta-ethyl-gona-4,9,11-trien-17-one (II), which is then treated with methylmagnesium bromide (B) and acetylene (C) in THF to yield 3-ethylenedioxy-13beta-ethyl-17beta-hydroxy-17alpha-ethynyl-gona-4,9,11-triene (III). Finally, this compound is hydrolyzed in an acidic medium.