Not quite the same.
What are the benefits of female circumcision?
Most medical organizations agree that there are no clinical benefits to female circumcision. In fact, the American Medical Association, the World Medical Association, the World Health Organization, and other major health care groups oppose all forms of medically unnecessary surgical modification of female genitalia.
What are the risks of female circumcision?
There are many serious risks associated with female circumcision, including:
Infections of the pelvis and urinary tract
Serious blood infection (septicemia)
Bleeding
Pain and swelling
Negative effects on sexuality and self-esteem
Inability to deliver a baby vaginally
Inadequate drainage of urine or menstrual blood
Development of hardened scars (keloids), which can interfere with intercourse and giving birth
If a boy baby has a normal circumcision, after the wound heals, he will still have feeling in his penis, and he will be able to urinate normally and perform other normal functions of his gender. The same cannot be said of a girl who has a clitoridectomy and whose labia are cut away, or who has most of her vagina sewn shut.