Female vs. Male Circumcision
When looking at the fetal development of male and female genital, you can see that cutting of the clitoris is analogous to cutting off the head of the penis. The comparison becomes even more morbid in infibulation and excision where the entire external female genitalia is removed.
In contrast to female genital mutilation, male circumcision has significant health benefits that outweigh the very low risk of complications when performed by adequately-equipped and welltrained providers in hygienic settings. Circumcision has been shown to lower men’s risk for HIV acquisition by about 60% and is now recognized as an additional intervention to reduce infection in men in settings where there.
The most important difference between FGM and male circumcision is that FGM impedes the natural functioning of the female body in ways that male circumcision does not.