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Can't answer all of these for you, but here's what I do know: your Ovidrel is a trigger shot that will pinpoint your ovulation window. You don't have to take it--you could rely on OPKs (I think this is what @mrs. jump rope: did!), but using it can help you time things just right.

Progesterone supplements--I think your doctor is covering the bases. Again, if you discuss with your doctor and think your levels are fine, you don't have to take it! I have had a few LPs that have been shorter than 12 days, so I've taken it the last three cycles b/c they've involved so much work and I figured I should give it all that I can.

Gonal is a follicle stimulating drug. You're taking Clomid instead, which works to stimulate ovaries in a different way. So gonal and trigger can go together, but they don't have to.

Hope that helps!

I'm not sure about the Ovidrel, but it seems REs use progesterone as a bit of a safeguard. When I got my BFP my RE put me on progesterone supplements right away even though they said they may not be necessary... it's just an extra precaution.

I did not use Ovidrel when I was doing unmonitored Clomid cycles, but once I switched to monitoring and IUI, they used Ovidrel to time my ovulation so it would line up with the IUI (I also had normal unmedicated cycles with ovulation). The progesterone is, like happygal said, probably just an added measure. For me, I used it during my IUI cycles because I did have a short LP, and during IVF because it was standard procedure for my clinic. If you're averse to them (or concerned about the cost), you probably don't need them.

I've only done Ovidrel with IUI when they want to get the timing as perfect as possible. I would ovulate on my own without it, but they're trying to maximize effectiveness.

Progesterone is usually a just in case - I don't think they even have data that shows clear benefit for people other than IVF patients, but it MIGHT help so they're trying to be proactive. I'm not a big believer because I just did a Clomid/Ovidrel/Endometrin cycle and I still ended up with another chemical pregnancy (#4 for me).

Oh and injectibles is generally short for any of the FSH drugs, your ovidrel is of course injectible too, but people use it to mean the FSH they would inject earlier in the cycle (vs clomid/femara being oral).

I used Clomid with Ovidrel, then Femara with Ovidrel and Femara with Gonal-F and Ovidrel (which is what I conceived on). Personally, I loved using the trigger shot. OPKs can be less than precise, and I knew from the moment I gave myself the shot, I had an approximate window of 48 hours (24-36 for O, +12 hour life of egg).

I can't answer about the progesterone since I never used it. But if you have questions about my experiences with the other drugs I'm happy to answer.

@PurplePumps: Okay, so here's how my cycles went:

Cycle 1: Clomid + Ovidrel. I didn't respond well to Clomid, I started at 50mg and in the same cycle did 100, then 150. I eventually ovulated and had a CP.

Cycle 2: Clomid. I started at 150mg of Clomid, then 200mg, made no progress and cycle was cancelled because 200mg is the max my RE will do.

Cycle 3: Femara + Ovidrel. Started Femara at 2.5mg, then 5, then 7. Eventually ovulated, might've had a CP, but was gone by beta day.

Cycle 4: Femara 7mg + Gonal-F 75iu + Ovidrel: Success! Sticky baby thats 10 weeks old :).

The important thing to know about Ovidrel is that it causes false positives on pregnancy tests. So you have to decide to either wait it out until at least 14 DPO to test, or you need to test continuously so you can see it fade out or get stronger. I started testing from about 5DPO, and usually by 8 or 9 the trigger would be gone. Cycle 3 it stuck around really faintly until 12DPO, so it's possible I had a CP then too. On the cycle I got pregnant at 8 and 9 DPO I was still getting positives, but outside the 10 minute testing window. At 10DPO I got a positive within the timeframe.

@PurplePumps: During my IUI cycles, they had me on the same combo: Clomid, Ovidrel, progesterone. There was a time or two when my LH was already surging, and the timing of the surge worked out nicely with the size of the follicle, so they told me I didn't need to take the Ovidrel because they knew I was going to O on my own in the window that they wanted. Good luck!